Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Communication, Steel and Electrical/Machinery sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 1.05% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Hitachi Zosen Corp. (TYO:7004), which rose 4.46% or 37.00 points to trade at 867.00 at the close. Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc. (TYO:8354) added 2.01% or 54.00 points to end at 2,742.00 and Resona Holdings, Inc. (TYO:8308) was up 1.96% or 12.50 points to 650.90 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Mazda Motor Corp (TYO:7261), which lost 3.13% or 34.00 points to trade at 1,052.00 in late trade. Daikin Industries, Ltd. (TYO:6367) declined 2.93% or 645.00 points to end at 21,400.00 and Inpex Corp. (TYO:1605) shed 2.86% or 42.00 points to 1,426.00.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 2269 to 1269 and 286 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 8.89% to 17.76.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.67% or 0.50 to $74.96 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 0.58% or 0.46 to hit $79.50 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.15% or 2.75 to trade at $1,802.95 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.55% to 135.93, while EUR/JPY fell 0.09% to 144.52.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.25% at 104.07.