Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Shipbuilding, Mining and Transportation Equipment sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 1.10%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Japan Steel Works Ltd (TYO:5631), which rose 4.70% or 144.00 points to trade at 3,209.00 at the close. Japan Exchange Group Inc (TYO:8697) added 4.53% or 183.00 points to end at 4,225.00 and Advantest Corp. (TYO:6857) was up 2.83% or 185.00 points to 6,736.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Sharp Corp (TYO:6753), which lost 6.79% or 60.00 points to trade at 825.00 in late trade. Secom Co., Ltd. (TYO:9735) declined 5.24% or 615.00 points to end at 11,150.00 and Nexon Co Ltd (TYO:3659) shed 4.12% or 110.00 points to 2,550.50.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 2333 to 1355 and 201 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 1.75% to 18.50 a new 1-month low.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.56% or 0.45 to $81.08 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.51% or 0.43 to hit $85.26 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.37% or 7.95 to trade at $2,167.95 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.12% to 151.24, while EUR/JPY fell 0.02% to 163.62.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.13% at 104.04.