Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Mining, Shipbuilding and Precision Instruments sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 3.51% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Tokyo Dome Corp. (T:9681), which rose 1.54% or 7.0 points to trade at 462.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Kao Corp. (T:4452) fell 0.40% or 24.0 points to end at 6000.0 and Shiseido Co., Ltd. (T:4911) was down 0.69% or 19.5 points to 2800.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were SUMCO Corp. (T:3436), which fell 8.17% or 62.0 points to trade at 697.0 at the close. Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (T:4183) declined 7.23% or 30.0 points to end at 385.0 and Kobe Steel, Ltd. (T:5406) was down 6.45% or 6.0 points to 87.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1928 to 54 and 15 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 24.73% to 32.38 a new 3-months high.
Crude oil for July delivery was down 1.28% or 0.63 to $48.44 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 1.19% or 0.60 to hit $49.94 a barrel, while the August Gold contract rose 0.70% or 8.95 to trade at $1284.85 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.89% to 106.05, while EUR/JPY fell 0.82% to 119.43.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.02% at 94.65.