Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.97%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366), which rose 3.38% or 10.0 points to trade at 306.0 at the close. Meanwhile, J.Front Retailing Co., Ltd. (T:3086) added 0.79% or 10.0 points to end at 1278.0 and Resona Holdings, Inc. (T:8308) was up 0.75% or 3.4 points to 454.3 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (T:4506), which fell 5.18% or 109.0 points to trade at 1994.0 at the close. Aeon Co., Ltd. (T:8267) declined 4.71% or 93.0 points to end at 1881.0 and Suzuki Motor Corp. (T:7269) was down 4.35% or 225.0 points to 4947.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2498 to 1024 and 210 ended unchanged.
Shares in Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (T:4506) fell to 52-week lows; falling 5.18% or 109.0 to 1994.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 14.02 a new 52-week low.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.14% or 0.08 to $57.59 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.11% or 0.07 to hit $64.30 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.60% or 8.45 to trade at $1408.55 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.09% to 108.36, while EUR/JPY fell 0.04% to 121.66.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.06% at 96.828.