Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 1.01% to hit a new 3-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366), which rose 8.01% or 25.0 points to trade at 337.0 at the close. Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (T:2802) added 6.09% or 110.0 points to end at 1915.0 and Eisai Co., Ltd. (T:4523) was up 4.21% or 351.0 points to 8680.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Unitika, Ltd. (T:3103), which lost 10.93% or 48.0 points to trade at 391.0 in late trade. Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. (T:3099) declined 6.85% or 59.0 points to end at 802.0 and Toyota Tsusho Corp. (T:8015) shed 6.00% or 230.0 points to 3605.0.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 2726 to 888 and 171 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 14.88.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for March delivery was up 0.25% or 0.13 to $51.69 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in April fell 0.37% or 0.21 to hit $56.41 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.49% or 7.75 to trade at $1580.15 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.25% to 108.66, while EUR/JPY rose 0.08% to 120.32.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.19% at 97.393.