Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Construction, Steel and Fishery sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.97% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Ube Industries, Ltd. (T:4208), which rose 1.14% or 3.0 points to trade at 267.0 at the close. Meanwhile, SUMCO Corp. (T:3436) added 0.85% or 13.0 points to end at 1540.0 and Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366) was up 0.73% or 6.0 points to 832.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nippon Steel&Sumitomo Metal Corp. (T:5401), which fell 4.06% or 108.3 points to trade at 2558.9 at the close. Unitika, Ltd. (T:3103) declined 3.53% or 3.0 points to end at 82.0 and Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (T:5541) was down 2.76% or 10.0 points to 352.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2322 to 748 and 275 ended unchanged.
Shares in Ube Industries, Ltd. (T:4208) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 1.14% or 3.0 to 267.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 9.63% to 18.01.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.06% or 0.03 to $52.40 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.07% or 0.04 to hit $55.49 a barrel, while the February Gold contract rose 0.84% or 10.05 to trade at $1206.25 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.62% to 113.83, while EUR/JPY fell 0.84% to 120.91.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.22% at 101.39.