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 1.25% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (T:4519), which rose 2.02% or 82.0 points to trade at 4149.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Eisai Co., Ltd. (T:4523) added 1.21% or 111.0 points to end at 9268.0 and Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (T:7912) was up 0.69% or 17.0 points to 2478.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Showa Denko K.K. (T:4004), which fell 5.34% or 175.0 points to trade at 3100.0 at the close. Ebara Corp. (T:6361) declined 4.68% or 260.0 points to end at 5290.0 and Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (T:5301) was down 4.36% or 64.0 points to 1405.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 3032 to 547 and 174 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 19.63.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 1.61% or 1.15 to $70.41 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 1.52% or 1.12 to hit $72.47 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.41% or 7.45 to trade at $1807.55 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.17% to 109.89, while EUR/JPY fell 0.34% to 129.51.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.24% at 92.907.