Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Mining, Transport and Rubber sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.78%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366), which rose 2.56% or 9.0 points to trade at 361.0 at the close. Isuzu Motors, Ltd. (T:7202) added 2.50% or 40.0 points to end at 1638.0 and JFE Holdings, Inc. (T:5411) was up 1.91% or 32.0 points to 1707.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. (T:6302), which lost 5.89% or 172.0 points to trade at 2747.0 in late trade. SUMCO Corp. (T:3436) declined 5.23% or 108.0 points to end at 1958.0 and Nikon Corp. (T:7731) shed 4.36% or 57.0 points to 1250.0.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 2497 to 1057 and 232 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 2.91% to 25.35.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for April delivery was down 0.75% or 0.68 to $89.53 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 0.61% or 0.56 to hit $90.83 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.34% or 6.40 to trade at $1893.40 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.06% to 114.93, while EUR/JPY rose 0.44% to 130.76.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.29% at 95.740.