Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Gas & Water, Railway & Bus and Insurance sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 1.87% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Inpex Corp. (T:1605), which rose 2.56% or 34.5 points to trade at 1381.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Toho Co., Ltd. (T:9602) added 2.11% or 75.0 points to end at 3635.0 and Dentsu Inc. (T:4324) was up 0.92% or 50.0 points to 5460.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Softbank Corp. (T:9984), which fell 7.32% or 730.5 points to trade at 9246.0 at the close. Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. (T:9983) declined 4.51% or 2530.0 points to end at 53540.0 and Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (T:5301) was down 4.49% or 94.0 points to 1999.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2863 to 669 and 152 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 3.93% to 25.42.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.42% or 0.30 to $71.64 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 0.67% or 0.54 to hit $80.97 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.85% or 10.40 to trade at $1232.40 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.42% to 111.72, while EUR/JPY fell 0.40% to 129.16.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.02% at 94.92.