Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 1.63% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107), which rose 2.81% or 135.0 points to trade at 4945.0 at the close. Nippon Yusen K.K (T:9101) added 2.44% or 180.0 points to end at 7550.0 and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (T:9104) was up 2.31% or 150.0 points to 6640.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Keisei Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (T:9009), which lost 7.61% or 255.0 points to trade at 3095.0 in late trade. Tokyu Corp. (T:9005) declined 7.13% or 118.0 points to end at 1537.0 and Mazda Motor Corp (T:7261) shed 6.75% or 69.0 points to 953.0.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 3318 to 373 and 102 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 22.33 a new 1-month high.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for January delivery was up 4.94% or 3.37 to $71.52 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 4.46% or 3.19 to hit $74.78 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.53% or 9.55 to trade at $1797.65 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.08% to 113.40, while EUR/JPY fell 0.37% to 127.76.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.22% at 96.312.