Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Rubber, Automobiles & Parts and Glass sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.25% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd. (T:1332), which rose 6.12% or 33.0 points to trade at 572.0 at the close. Maruha Nichiro Corp (T:1333) added 5.47% or 111.0 points to end at 2140.0 and Sharp Corp. (T:6753) was up 4.00% or 5.0 points to 130.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Mazda Motor Corp. (T:7261), which lost 5.59% or 92.5 points to trade at 1563.0 in late trade. J.Front Retailing Co., Ltd. (T:3086) declined 4.36% or 63.0 points to end at 1383.0 and Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (T:7270) shed 3.85% or 146.0 points to 3650.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1214 to 593 and 99 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 4.93% to 25.63.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for May delivery was down 1.14% or 0.42 to $36.37 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.88% or 0.34 to hit $38.33 a barrel, while the June Gold contract fell 0.47% or 5.70 to trade at $1217.80 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.21% to 111.47, while EUR/JPY fell 0.33% to 126.83.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.12% at 94.69.