Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Transport, Electrical/Machinery and Communication sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 2.12% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (T:7003), which rose 1.66% or 19.0 points to trade at 1164.0 at the close. Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. (T:5002) added 1.66% or 27.0 points to end at 1650.0 and JGC Corp. (T:1963) was up 1.42% or 23.0 points to 1641.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Pioneer Corp. (T:6773), which lost 27.27% or 24.0 points to trade at 64.0 in late trade. Showa Denko K.K. (T:4004) declined 5.91% or 235.0 points to end at 3740.0 and Minebea Mitsumi Inc (T:6479) shed 5.71% or 97.0 points to 1601.0.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 3249 to 375 and 103 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 4.14% to 21.32.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for January delivery was down 0.17% or 0.09 to $52.52 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 0.50% or 0.31 to hit $61.98 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.07% or 0.85 to trade at $1253.45 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.04% to 112.65, while EUR/JPY rose 0.27% to 128.65.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 96.540.