Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Transport, Fishery and Marine Transport sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 1.16%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:9107), which rose 6.61% or 145.00 points to trade at 2,340.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. (TYO:3099) added 4.48% or 58.00 points to end at 1,354.00 and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (TYO:9104) was up 3.76% or 107.00 points to 2,954.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (TYO:4568), which fell 3.29% or 145.00 points to trade at 4,257.00 at the close. Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (TYO:8031) declined 3.26% or 108.00 points to end at 3,200.00 and Itochu Corp. (TYO:8001) was down 3.20% or 125.00 points to 3,779.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2302 to 1214 and 259 ended unchanged.
Shares in Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. (TYO:3099) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 4.48% or 58.00 to 1,354.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 7.03% to 24.72.
Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.87% or 0.74 to $85.39 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 0.93% or 0.85 to hit $92.48 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.62% or 10.20 to trade at $1,659.10 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.07% to 148.63, while EUR/JPY rose 0.18% to 144.82.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.28% at 112.88.