Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Transport, Banking and Real Estate sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 4.61% to hit a new 6-months low.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Sapporo Holdings Ltd. (TOKYO:2501), which rose 2.65% or 13.0 points to trade at 504.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Ricoh Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:7752) fell 0.13% or 1.5 points to end at 1122.0 and Aeon Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:8267) was down 0.57% or 10.5 points to 1817.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Central Japan Railway Co. (TOKYO:9022), which fell 8.71% or 1845.0 points to trade at 19340.0 at the close. Nippon Light Metal Holdings Co. (TOKYO:5703) declined 8.67% or 17.0 points to end at 179.0 and Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. (TOKYO:8830) was down 8.43% or 373.0 points to 4050.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1867 to 11.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 47.66% to 35.66 a new 52-week high.
Crude oil for October delivery was down 3.28% or 1.32 to $39.12 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 2.53% or 1.15 to hit $44.31 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.42% or 4.90 to trade at $1154.70 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.87% to 121.00, while EUR/JPY fell 0.15% to 138.78.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.50% at 94.37.