Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Finance & Investment, Banking and Shipbuilding sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 13.47% to hit a new 6-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Nitori Holdings Co Ltd (TYO:9843), which fell 0.63% or 110.00 points to trade at 17,475.00 at the close. Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO:9064) fell 1.58% or 26.00 points to end at 1,624.00 and KDDI Corp. (TYO:9433) was down 2.06% or 90.00 points to 4,286.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Chiba Bank Ltd (TYO:8331), which lost 23.73% or 300.00 points to trade at 964.00 in late trade. Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:9107) declined 22.00% or 474.00 points to end at 1,681.00 and Ebara Corp. (TYO:6361) shed 20.25% or 384.50 points to 1,514.00.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 3854 to 33 and 17 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 34.92% to 29.44 a new 52-week high.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was down 1.01% or 0.74 to $72.78 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.92% or 0.71 to hit $76.10 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.02% or 0.60 to trade at $2,470.40 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 2.68% to 142.62, while EUR/JPY fell 2.94% to 155.52.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.20% at 102.78.