Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Finance & Investment, Steel and Automobiles & Parts sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.17% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Kobe Steel, Ltd. (T:5406), which rose 9.06% or 115.0 points to trade at 1384.5 at the close. Meanwhile, Hino Motors, Ltd. (T:7205) added 6.29% or 77.0 points to end at 1301.0 and Ricoh Co., Ltd. (T:7752) was up 6.14% or 60.0 points to 1037.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. (T:6703), which fell 10.21% or 172.0 points to trade at 1512.0 at the close. Konica Minolta, Inc. (T:4902) declined 8.87% or 89.0 points to end at 914.0 and Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (T:2802) was down 7.23% or 173.0 points to 2219.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2044 to 1233 and 192 ended unchanged.
Shares in Kobe Steel, Ltd. (T:5406) rose to 52-week highs; up 9.06% or 115.0 to 1384.5.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 12.42% to 14.03.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.16% or 0.08 to $49.63 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.13% or 0.07 to hit $52.15 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.23% or 2.87 to trade at $1265.53 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.01% to 110.68, while EUR/JPY fell 0.20% to 129.78.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.17% at 93.36.