Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Marine Transport, Insurance and Communication sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.24%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Olympus Corp. (TYO:7733), which rose 9.65% or 221.00 points to trade at 2,510.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Toray Industries, Inc. (TYO:3402) added 8.67% or 62.40 points to end at 781.80 and Minebea Mitsumi Inc (TYO:6479) was up 5.91% or 178.00 points to 3,190.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Shimizu Corp. (TYO:1803), which fell 8.90% or 92.70 points to trade at 949.30 at the close. Taisei Corp. (TYO:1801) declined 8.12% or 487.00 points to end at 5,512.00 and Secom Co., Ltd. (TYO:9735) was down 7.87% or 844.00 points to 9,886.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1962 to 1711 and 208 ended unchanged.
Shares in Olympus Corp. (TYO:7733) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 9.65% or 221.00 to 2,510.00. Shares in Minebea Mitsumi Inc (TYO:6479) rose to 52-week highs; up 5.91% or 178.00 to 3,190.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 3.54% to 19.88.
Crude oil for June delivery was down 0.12% or 0.09 to $78.17 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 0.16% or 0.13 to hit $82.66 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.71% or 16.80 to trade at $2,358.20 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.07% to 155.84, while EUR/JPY rose 0.10% to 167.90.
The US Dollar Index Futures was unchanged 0.00% at 105.18.