Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Finance & Investment, Mining and Shipbuilding sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.37%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. (T:5713), which rose 5.48% or 59.0 points to trade at 1135.5 at the close. Sojitz Corp. (T:2768) added 4.13% or 10.0 points to end at 252.0 and JFE Holdings, Inc. (T:5411) was up 3.93% or 55.5 points to 1466.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Kajima Corp. (T:1812), which lost 5.32% or 39.0 points to trade at 694.0 in late trade. Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (T:7003) declined 4.91% or 8.0 points to end at 155.0 and Meidensha Corp. (T:6508) shed 4.44% or 19.0 points to 409.0.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 1257 to 612 and 128 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 2.42% to 27.51.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for July delivery was up 0.80% or 0.39 to $49.01 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.71% or 0.35 to hit $49.99 a barrel, while the August Gold contract rose 0.08% or 1.05 to trade at $1243.95 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.54% to 107.11, while EUR/JPY rose 0.31% to 121.47.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.36% at 94.24.