Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Warehousing, Steel and Finance & Investment sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.54%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. (T:2502), which rose 2.51% or 98.0 points to trade at 4008.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. (T:3099) added 2.28% or 30.0 points to end at 1345.0 and Alps Electric Co., Ltd. (T:6770) was up 2.16% or 65.0 points to 3080.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Toshiba Corp. (T:6502), which fell 3.66% or 9.5 points to trade at 250.1 at the close. J.Front Retailing Co., Ltd. (T:3086) declined 2.60% or 44.0 points to end at 1651.0 and NTT Docomo, Inc. (T:9437) was down 2.35% or 65.5 points to 2717.5.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1551 to 1429 and 366 ended unchanged.
Shares in Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. (T:2502) rose to 52-week highs; up 2.51% or 98.0 to 4008.0. Shares in Alps Electric Co., Ltd. (T:6770) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 2.16% or 65.0 to 3080.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 2.34% to 18.34.
Crude oil for March delivery was down 0.43% or 0.23 to $52.94 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April fell 0.52% or 0.29 to hit $55.41 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.29% or 3.45 to trade at $1194.55 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.48% to 114.54, while EUR/JPY fell 0.20% to 122.81.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.26% at 100.30.