Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Communication, Transportation Equipment and Power sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.01%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co. (TYO:5706), which rose 10.42% or 397.00 points to trade at 4,208.00 at the close. Credit Saison Co., Ltd. (TYO:8253) added 7.96% or 182.50 points to end at 2,475.00 and Isuzu Motors, Ltd. (TYO:7202) was up 7.68% or 133.00 points to 1,865.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Toho Zinc Co., Ltd. (TYO:5707), which lost 25.48% or 400.00 points to trade at 1,170.00 in late trade. Shiseido Co., Ltd. (TYO:4911) declined 14.33% or 700.00 points to end at 4,185.00 and Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd. (TYO:4021) shed 10.41% or 669.00 points to 5,760.00.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 2179 to 1456 and 227 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 2.72% to 20.00.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for December delivery was down 0.83% or 0.64 to $76.53 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 0.76% or 0.62 to hit $80.81 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.29% or 5.65 to trade at $1,943.35 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.17% to 151.75, while EUR/JPY rose 0.17% to 162.20.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.05% at 105.67.