Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic, Railway & Bus and Construction sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 2.21% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (T:6976), which rose 5.01% or 155.0 points to trade at 3250.0 at the close. Fujitsu Ltd. (T:6702) added 2.35% or 15.8 points to end at 687.6 and SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings Inc. (T:9412) was up 1.89% or 10.0 points to 538.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Shiseido Co., Ltd. (T:4911), which lost 6.29% or 553.0 points to trade at 8245.0 in late trade. Kikkoman Corp. (T:2801) declined 6.26% or 350.0 points to end at 5240.0 and Aeon Co., Ltd. (T:8267) shed 5.68% or 134.5 points to 2235.5.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 2943 to 511 and 135 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 2.46% to 19.40.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.46% or 0.34 to $73.81 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 1.05% or 0.83 to hit $78.40 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.37% or 4.60 to trade at $1249.90 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.02% to 110.75, while EUR/JPY fell 0.36% to 128.91.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.32% at 94.53.