Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Shipbuilding, Gas & Water and Pharmaceutical Industry sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.37%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. (T:7911), which rose 4.14% or 44.0 points to trade at 1108.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Yaskawa Electric Corp. (T:6506) added 3.31% or 53.0 points to end at 1652.0 and Kirin Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:2503) was up 3.08% or 53.0 points to 1771.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Toshiba Corp. (T:6502), which fell 9.81% or 27.7 points to trade at 254.8 at the close. SUMCO Corp. (T:3436) declined 5.87% or 58.0 points to end at 930.0 and Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd. (T:4272) was down 3.81% or 51.0 points to 1287.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1398 to 479.
Shares in Toshiba Corp. (T:6502) fell to 3-years lows; falling 9.81% or 27.7 to 254.8. Shares in SUMCO Corp. (T:3436) fell to 52-week lows; losing 5.87% or 58.0 to 930.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 1.48% to 22.71.
Crude oil for February delivery was down 0.83% or 0.30 to $35.76 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 0.53% or 0.20 to hit $36.46 a barrel, while the February Gold contract rose 0.37% or 3.90 to trade at $1068.90 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.15% to 121.33, while EUR/JPY rose 0.09% to 131.91.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.05% at 98.68.