Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Finance & Investment, Mining and Shipbuilding sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.37%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. (T:5713), which rose 5.48% or 59.0 points to trade at 1135.5 at the close. Meanwhile, Sojitz Corp. (T:2768) added 4.13% or 10.0 points to end at 252.0 and JFE Holdings, Inc. (T:5411) was up 3.93% or 55.5 points to 1466.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Kajima Corp. (T:1812), which fell 5.32% or 39.0 points to trade at 694.0 at the close. Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (T:7003) declined 4.91% or 8.0 points to end at 155.0 and Meidensha Corp. (T:6508) was down 4.44% or 19.0 points to 409.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1257 to 612 and 128 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 2.42% to 27.51.
Crude oil for July delivery was up 0.82% or 0.40 to $49.02 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.71% or 0.35 to hit $49.99 a barrel, while the August Gold contract rose 0.08% or 0.95 to trade at $1243.85 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.54% to 107.11, while EUR/JPY rose 0.32% to 121.48.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.36% at 94.24.