Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Precision Instruments, Insurance and Shipbuilding sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 2.45%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Nitori Holdings Co Ltd (TYO:9843), which rose 4.52% or 750.00 points to trade at 17,330.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. (TYO:8830) added 3.88% or 190.00 points to end at 5,086.00 and Sapporo Holdings Ltd. (TYO:2501) was up 3.46% or 211.00 points to 6,311.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO:3382), which fell 6.49% or 126.00 points to trade at 1,814.00 at the close. Tokyo Electron Ltd. (TYO:8035) declined 6.18% or 2,350.00 points to end at 35,700.00 and Advantest Corp. (TYO:6857) was down 5.57% or 381.00 points to 6,460.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 0 to 0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 1.38% to 18.37 a new 1-month high.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.14% or 0.11 to $80.91 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.12% or 0.10 to hit $84.93 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.45% or 11.00 to trade at $2,409.70 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.17% to 158.16, while EUR/JPY rose 0.06% to 172.21.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.18% at 103.97.