Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Steel, Shipbuilding and Non-Metal Minerals sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.05%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Astellas Pharma Inc. (T:4503), which rose 2.11% or 33.7 points to trade at 1629.2 at the close. Suzuki Motor Corp. (T:7269) added 1.94% or 80.0 points to end at 4205.0 and Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. (T:5002) was up 1.59% or 18.0 points to 1147.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included DeNA Co Ltd (T:2432), which lost 7.67% or 219.0 points to trade at 2638.0 in late trade. Ube Industries, Ltd. (T:4208) declined 4.25% or 11.0 points to end at 248.0 and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (T:9104) shed 4.02% or 14.0 points to 334.5.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 1651 to 1395 and 321 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 2.44% to 18.92.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.55% or 0.29 to $53.24 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 0.34% or 0.19 to hit $55.40 a barrel, while the February Gold contract rose 0.56% or 6.35 to trade at $1143.75 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.70% to 117.12, while EUR/JPY fell 0.45% to 122.70.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.40% at 102.51.