Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Power, Mining and Transportation Equipment sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 1.90%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were NH Foods Ltd (TYO:2282), which rose 1.22% or 50.00 points to trade at 4,145.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO:9064) added 0.92% or 22.00 points to end at 2,421.00 and Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp (TYO:9432) was up 0.45% or 17.00 points to 3,789.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Softbank Group Corp. (TYO:9984), which fell 7.80% or 422.00 points to trade at 4,989.00 at the close. Shimizu Corp. (TYO:1803) declined 7.54% or 55.00 points to end at 674.00 and Credit Saison Co., Ltd. (TYO:8253) was down 5.34% or 83.00 points to 1,470.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2897 to 704 and 187 ended unchanged.
Shares in Shimizu Corp. (TYO:1803) fell to 5-year lows; down 7.54% or 55.00 to 674.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 6.06% to 22.77.
Crude oil for June delivery was down 3.67% or 3.75 to $98.32 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 3.67% or 3.90 to hit $102.25 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.81% or 15.70 to trade at $1,918.60 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.35% to 128.10, while EUR/JPY fell 0.93% to 137.48.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.36% at 101.58.