Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Mining, Transportation Equipment and Manufacturing sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.02%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Maruha Nichiro Corp (T:1333), which rose 3.04% or 95.0 points to trade at 3220.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd. (T:5214) added 2.93% or 22.0 points to end at 774.0 and Matsui Securities Co., Ltd. (T:8628) was up 2.44% or 22.0 points to 925.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (T:4506), which fell 4.07% or 71.0 points to trade at 1673.0 at the close. Nippon Steel&Sumitomo Metal Corp. (T:5401) declined 3.29% or 81.3 points to end at 2387.9 and JFE Holdings, Inc. (T:5411) was down 2.76% or 52.0 points to 1832.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1511 to 1496 and 359 ended unchanged.
Shares in Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd. (T:5214) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 2.93% or 22.0 to 774.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.34% to 14.75.
Crude oil for July delivery was down 0.30% or 0.15 to $49.65 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 0.30% or 0.16 to hit $52.35 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.10% or 1.27 to trade at $1266.83 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.03% to 111.38, while EUR/JPY rose 0.13% to 124.62.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.07% at 97.26.