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 declined 1.01% to hit a new 3-months low.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366), which rose 8.01% or 25.0 points to trade at 337.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (T:2802) added 6.09% or 110.0 points to end at 1915.0 and Eisai Co., Ltd. (T:4523) was up 4.21% or 351.0 points to 8680.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Unitika, Ltd. (T:3103), which fell 10.93% or 48.0 points to trade at 391.0 at the close. Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. (T:3099) declined 6.85% or 59.0 points to end at 802.0 and Toyota Tsusho Corp. (T:8015) was down 6.00% or 230.0 points to 3605.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2726 to 888 and 171 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 14.88.
Crude oil for March delivery was up 0.25% or 0.13 to $51.69 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April fell 0.37% or 0.21 to hit $56.41 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.48% or 7.65 to trade at $1580.25 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.25% to 108.66, while EUR/JPY rose 0.08% to 120.31.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.18% at 97.390.