Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Rubber, Automobiles & Parts and Glass sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.25% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd. (T:1332), which rose 6.12% or 33.0 points to trade at 572.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Maruha Nichiro Corp (T:1333) added 5.47% or 111.0 points to end at 2140.0 and Sharp Corp. (T:6753) was up 4.00% or 5.0 points to 130.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Mazda Motor Corp. (T:7261), which fell 5.59% or 92.5 points to trade at 1563.0 at the close. J.Front Retailing Co., Ltd. (T:3086) declined 4.36% or 63.0 points to end at 1383.0 and Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (T:7270) was down 3.85% or 146.0 points to 3650.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1214 to 593 and 99 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 4.93% to 25.63.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 1.14% or 0.42 to $36.37 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.88% or 0.34 to hit $38.33 a barrel, while the June Gold contract fell 0.47% or 5.70 to trade at $1217.80 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.21% to 111.47, while EUR/JPY fell 0.33% to 126.83.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.12% at 94.69.