Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Mining, Transport and Power sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 1.28%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Teijin Ltd. (TYO:3401), which rose 4.00% or 55.00 points to trade at 1,430.50 at the close. Meanwhile, East Japan Railway Co. (TYO:9020) added 2.94% or 79.50 points to end at 2,779.50 and West Japan Railway Co. (TYO:9021) was up 1.76% or 51.00 points to 2,950.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. (TYO:6504), which fell 5.53% or 494.00 points to trade at 8,435.00 at the close. Hoya Cor (TYO:7741) declined 5.42% or 1,080.00 points to end at 18,850.00 and Hitachi Ltd (TYO:6501) was down 4.71% or 171.00 points to 3,461.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2858 to 800 and 216 ended unchanged.
Shares in Hitachi Ltd (TYO:6501) fell to 3-years lows; losing 4.71% or 171.00 to 3,461.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 3.61% to 19.53 a new 1-month high.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.38% or 0.30 to $78.94 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.48% or 0.40 to hit $83.03 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.16% or 3.90 to trade at $2,403.00 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.61% to 156.53, while EUR/JPY fell 0.54% to 170.39.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.12% at 103.99.