Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Shipbuilding, Food and Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 2.53% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Ube Industries, Ltd. (T:4208), which rose 4.92% or 160.0 points to trade at 3410.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Honda Motor Co Ltd (T:7267) added 2.08% or 81.0 points to end at 3971.0 and Sony Corp (T:6758) was up 1.51% or 83.0 points to 5568.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Fujikura Ltd. (T:5803), which fell 16.56% or 178.0 points to trade at 897.0 at the close. Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. (T:5202) declined 8.38% or 81.0 points to end at 886.0 and Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (T:5301) was down 7.19% or 117.0 points to 1511.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 3253 to 266 and 66 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 1.80% to 17.51.
Crude oil for March delivery was down 0.81% or 0.53 to $64.92 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April fell 0.80% or 0.55 to hit $68.03 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.16% or 2.20 to trade at $1335.10 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.15% to 109.99, while EUR/JPY fell 0.25% to 136.87.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.04% at 89.08.