Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Shipbuilding, Communication and Real Estate sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.79% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were DeNA Co Ltd (T:2432), which rose 14.44% or 255.0 points to trade at 2021.0 at the close. Hitachi Zosen Corp. (T:7004) added 8.71% or 29.0 points to end at 362.0 and Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (T:5541) was up 7.03% or 144.0 points to 2192.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Tosoh Corp. (T:4042), which lost 6.62% or 107.0 points to trade at 1510.0 in late trade. Toho Zinc Co., Ltd. (T:5707) declined 6.57% or 173.0 points to end at 2462.0 and Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (T:7735) shed 5.18% or 255.0 points to 4665.0.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 2443 to 1109 and 164 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 0.17% to 23.79 a new 3-month high.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.29% or 0.18 to $61.84 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.78% or 0.55 to hit $71.17 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.28% or 3.65 to trade at $1283.75 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.26% to 109.66, while EUR/JPY fell 0.23% to 123.11.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 97.148.