Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Paper & Pulp, Rubber and Transportation Equipment sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.77%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Hino Motors, Ltd. (TYO:7205), which rose 2.61% or 14.40 points to trade at 566.00 at the close. Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:9107) added 2.29% or 50.50 points to end at 2,254.50 and Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (TYO:5301) was up 1.97% or 17.70 points to 916.80 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (TYO:7201), which lost 5.73% or 29.20 points to trade at 480.00 in late trade. Japan Steel Works Ltd (TYO:5631) declined 4.94% or 300.00 points to end at 5,778.00 and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (TYO:7211) shed 3.18% or 17.50 points to 532.60.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2067 to 1625 and 203 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 0.73% to 20.80.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for February delivery was down 0.10% or 0.07 to $70.53 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 0.14% or 0.10 to hit $73.69 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.11% or 3.01 to trade at $2,628.89 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.01% to 157.84, while EUR/JPY rose 0.03% to 164.61.
The US Dollar Index Futures was unchanged 0.00% at 107.79.