Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Transportation Equipment, Banking and Precision Instruments sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.44%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Pioneer Corp. (T:6773), which rose 7.99% or 25.0 points to trade at 338.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Uny Group Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:8270) added 4.48% or 35.0 points to end at 816.0 and Sony Corp. (T:6758) was up 3.73% or 106.5 points to 2965.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Olympus Corp. (T:7733), which fell 3.94% or 165.0 points to trade at 4025.0 at the close. Toyota Motor Corp. (T:7203) declined 3.46% or 189.0 points to end at 5278.0 and Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. (T:1925) was down 3.38% or 101.5 points to 2897.5.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1097 to 683 and 135 ended unchanged.
Shares in Toyota Motor Corp. (T:7203) fell to 3-years lows; falling 3.46% or 189.0 to 5278.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.33% to 27.45.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.50% or 0.20 to $39.52 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.60% or 0.25 to hit $41.69 a barrel, while the June Gold contract rose 0.63% or 7.80 to trade at $1251.60 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.26% to 107.82, while EUR/JPY fell 0.11% to 123.08.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.16% at 94.07.