Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Shipbuilding, Non-Metal Minerals and Manufacturing sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.28%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Pioneer Corp. (T:6773), which rose 3.88% or 8.0 points to trade at 214.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Yaskawa Electric Corp. (T:6506) added 2.36% or 120.0 points to end at 5210.0 and Nisshin Steel Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:5413) was up 1.61% or 27.0 points to 1701.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were SUMCO Corp. (T:3436), which fell 3.99% or 121.0 points to trade at 2914.0 at the close. Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. (T:6302) declined 3.04% or 145.0 points to end at 4630.0 and DeNA Co Ltd (T:2432) was down 2.53% or 67.0 points to 2585.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1781 to 1518 and 210 ended unchanged.
Shares in Yaskawa Electric Corp. (T:6506) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.36% or 120.0 to 5210.0. Shares in Nisshin Steel Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:5413) rose to 52-week highs; rising 1.61% or 27.0 to 1701.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 2.04% to 17.77.
Crude oil for January delivery was down 0.80% or 0.47 to $58.48 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 0.24% or 0.15 to hit $63.62 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.22% or 2.83 to trade at $1290.13 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.13% to 111.38, while EUR/JPY fell 0.15% to 132.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was unchanged 0.00% at 92.72.