Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Shipbuilding, Food and Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 2.53% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Ube Industries, Ltd. (T:4208), which rose 4.92% or 160.0 points to trade at 3410.0 at the close. Honda Motor Co Ltd (T:7267) added 2.08% or 81.0 points to end at 3971.0 and Sony Corp (T:6758) was up 1.51% or 83.0 points to 5568.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Fujikura Ltd. (T:5803), which lost 16.56% or 178.0 points to trade at 897.0 in late trade. Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. (T:5202) declined 8.38% or 81.0 points to end at 886.0 and Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (T:5301) shed 7.19% or 117.0 points to 1511.0.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 3253 to 266 and 66 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 1.80% to 17.51.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for March delivery was down 0.81% or 0.53 to $64.92 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in April fell 0.80% or 0.55 to hit $68.03 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.16% or 2.20 to trade at $1335.10 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.15% to 109.99, while EUR/JPY fell 0.25% to 136.87.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.04% at 89.08.