Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Finance & Investment, Steel and Automobiles & Parts sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.17% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Kobe Steel, Ltd. (T:5406), which rose 9.06% or 115.0 points to trade at 1384.5 at the close. Hino Motors, Ltd. (T:7205) added 6.29% or 77.0 points to end at 1301.0 and Ricoh Co., Ltd. (T:7752) was up 6.14% or 60.0 points to 1037.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. (T:6703), which lost 10.21% or 172.0 points to trade at 1512.0 in late trade. Konica Minolta, Inc. (T:4902) declined 8.87% or 89.0 points to end at 914.0 and Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (T:2802) shed 7.23% or 173.0 points to 2219.0.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 2044 to 1233 and 192 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 12.42% to 14.03.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.16% or 0.08 to $49.63 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.13% or 0.07 to hit $52.15 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.23% or 2.87 to trade at $1265.53 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.01% to 110.68, while EUR/JPY fell 0.20% to 129.78.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.17% at 93.36.