Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Banking, Shipbuilding and Insurance sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 1.11%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:9107), which rose 2.24% or 75.00 points to trade at 3,425.00 at the close. Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (TYO:9104) added 1.99% or 70.00 points to end at 3,590.00 and Kao Corp. (TYO:4452) was up 0.97% or 49.00 points to 5,080.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (TYO:7211), which lost 6.46% or 36.00 points to trade at 521.00 in late trade. Mazda Motor Corp (TYO:7261) declined 5.96% or 78.00 points to end at 1,230.00 and Concordia Financial Group Ltd (TYO:7186) shed 5.29% or 30.00 points to 537.00.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 3158 to 509 and 172 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.28% to 17.89.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for April delivery was up 0.52% or 0.40 to $77.08 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 0.50% or 0.41 to hit $83.19 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.69% or 12.85 to trade at $1,880.05 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.39% to 134.46, while EUR/JPY rose 0.41% to 144.24.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.60% at 103.52.