Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Financial Services, Insurance and Warehousing sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 2.08%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Maruha Nichiro Corp (TOKYO:1333), which rose 0.94% or 19.0 points to trade at 2039.0 at the close. Nomura Holdings Inc (TOKYO:8604) added 0.34% or 3.0 points to end at 880.0 and Keio Corp. (TOKYO:9008) was up 0.33% or 3.0 points to 923.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Tosoh Corp. (TOKYO:4042), which lost 10.98% or 86.0 points to trade at 697.0 in late trade. Nippon Soda Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:4041) declined 4.84% or 39.0 points to end at 767.0 and SUMCO Corp. (TOKYO:3436) shed 4.70% or 71.0 points to 1441.0.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 1735 to 147 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 1.15% to 21.16.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.87% or 0.48 to $55.03 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 1.04% or 0.62 to hit $59.70 a barrel, while the August Gold contract fell 0.09% or 1.00 to trade at $1166.80 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.14% to 122.61, while EUR/JPY fell 0.70% to 135.49.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.15% at 96.52.