Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Gas & Water, Mining and Power sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.49%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Tokuyama Corp. (T:4043), which rose 3.89% or 11.0 points to trade at 294.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (T:7211) added 3.78% or 20.0 points to end at 549.5 and Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. (T:5202) was up 3.41% or 3.0 points to 91.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Unitika, Ltd. (T:3103), which fell 3.17% or 2.0 points to trade at 61.0 at the close. Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. (T:9983) declined 2.81% or 810.0 points to end at 27965.0 and Taiheiyo Cement Corp. (T:5233) was down 2.53% or 7.0 points to 270.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1038 to 802 and 163 ended unchanged.
Shares in Tokuyama Corp. (T:4043) rose to 52-week highs; rising 3.89% or 11.0 to 294.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 1.15% to 26.48.
Crude oil for July delivery was down 1.26% or 0.61 to $47.80 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 1.05% or 0.51 to hit $48.21 a barrel, while the June Gold contract fell 0.04% or 0.45 to trade at $1252.45 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.34% to 109.75, while EUR/JPY fell 0.29% to 123.27.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.10% at 95.19.