Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Insurance, Mining and Machinery sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.98% to hit a new 3-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. (T:3099), which rose 3.05% or 34.0 points to trade at 1149.0 at the close. Hokuetsu Kishu Paper Co., Ltd. (T:3865) added 2.81% or 21.0 points to end at 768.0 and Nichirei Corp. (T:2871) was up 1.94% or 56.0 points to 2940.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:7762), which lost 9.17% or 76.0 points to trade at 753.0 in late trade. Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366) declined 7.36% or 43.0 points to end at 541.0 and Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd. (T:5214) shed 4.65% or 195.0 points to 4000.0.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 2620 to 700 and 151 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 1.25% to 16.26 a new 1-month high.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.33% or 0.16 to $48.66 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.44% or 0.23 to hit $51.87 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.56% or 7.27 to trade at $1286.73 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.54% to 109.78, while EUR/JPY rose 0.33% to 129.51.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.26% at 93.23.