Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Transportation Equipment, Shipbuilding and Machinery sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.61% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were CyberAgent Inc (TYO:4751), which rose 2.81% or 28.50 points to trade at 1,042.00 at the close. Tosoh Corp. (TYO:4042) added 2.37% or 40.00 points to end at 1,728.00 and Toyobo Co., Ltd. (TYO:3101) was up 2.35% or 25.50 points to 1,111.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Yaskawa Electric Corp. (TYO:6506), which lost 3.44% or 214.00 points to trade at 6,003.00 in late trade. Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (TYO:4568) declined 3.10% or 128.00 points to end at 4,005.00 and Nippon Yusen K.K (TYO:9101) shed 2.74% or 92.00 points to 3,260.00.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 1789 to 1789 and 274 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 5.47% to 20.26.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.88% or 0.65 to $73.21 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.85% or 0.67 to hit $77.80 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.13% or 2.55 to trade at $1,929.95 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.19% to 142.35, while EUR/JPY fell 0.01% to 155.93.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.14% at 102.09.