Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Retail, Automobiles & Parts and Food sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 1.14%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (TYO:2802), which rose 2.08% or 83.00 points to trade at 4,082.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Eisai Co., Ltd. (TYO:4523) added 2.06% or 167.00 points to end at 8,270.00 and Toray Industries, Inc. (TYO:3402) was up 2.03% or 14.70 points to 739.60 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Denka Co Ltd (TYO:4061), which fell 15.92% or 480.00 points to trade at 2,535.00 at the close. Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:7012) declined 5.16% or 151.00 points to end at 2,777.00 and Resona Holdings, Inc. (TYO:8308) was down 4.82% or 36.30 points to 716.40.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2434 to 1142 and 248 ended unchanged.
Shares in Denka Co Ltd (TYO:4061) fell to 52-week lows; falling 15.92% or 480.00 to 2,535.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 1.17% to 18.58.
Crude oil for March delivery was down 0.94% or 0.75 to $79.36 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 0.73% or 0.62 to hit $84.66 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.15% or 2.90 to trade at $1,918.80 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.12% to 128.04, while EUR/JPY rose 0.18% to 138.73.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.03% at 101.92.