Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Precision Instruments, Steel and Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 1.21% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. (TYO:5202), which rose 10.55% or 78.00 points to trade at 817.00 at the close. Meanwhile, NGK Insulators, Ltd. (TYO:5333) added 9.96% or 178.50 points to end at 1,970.00 and Fujikura Ltd. (TYO:5803) was up 5.71% or 65.50 points to 1,212.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (TYO:7003), which fell 8.32% or 45.00 points to trade at 496.00 at the close. Credit Saison Co., Ltd. (TYO:8253) declined 6.06% or 138.00 points to end at 2,141.00 and Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (TYO:5541) was down 5.03% or 79.00 points to 1,493.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2304 to 1378 and 194 ended unchanged.
Shares in Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. (TYO:5202) rose to 3-years highs; up 10.55% or 78.00 to 817.00. Shares in Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (TYO:5541) fell to 3-years lows; falling 5.03% or 79.00 to 1,493.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 3.99% to 19.23.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.85% or 0.71 to $82.48 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.75% or 0.65 to hit $86.16 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.07% or 1.45 to trade at $1,945.15 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.08% to 144.85, while EUR/JPY fell 0.06% to 158.56.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.05% at 102.74.