Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Gas & Water, Warehousing and Communication sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.67% to hit a new 3-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were KDDI Corp. (T:9433), which rose 3.01% or 77.0 points to trade at 2633.0 at the close. Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (T:4519) added 2.54% or 130.0 points to end at 5250.0 and Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. (T:9983) was up 2.29% or 940.0 points to 41920.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co. (T:5706), which lost 7.20% or 362.5 points to trade at 4672.5 in late trade. Showa Denko K.K. (T:4004) declined 7.03% or 355.0 points to end at 4695.0 and Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (T:5301) shed 6.44% or 118.0 points to 1715.0.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 2793 to 654 and 124 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 9.31% to 26.88.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for April delivery was up 0.26% or 0.16 to $61.41 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 0.25% or 0.16 to hit $64.53 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.34% or 4.50 to trade at $1327.90 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.36% to 105.37, while EUR/JPY fell 0.54% to 129.53.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.12% at 90.06.