Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Mining, Shipbuilding and Precision Instruments sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 3.51% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Tokyo Dome Corp. (T:9681), which rose 1.54% or 7.0 points to trade at 462.0 at the close. Kao Corp. (T:4452) fell 0.40% or 24.0 points to end at 6000.0 and Shiseido Co., Ltd. (T:4911) was down 0.69% or 19.5 points to 2800.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included SUMCO Corp. (T:3436), which lost 8.17% or 62.0 points to trade at 697.0 in late trade. Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (T:4183) declined 7.23% or 30.0 points to end at 385.0 and Kobe Steel, Ltd. (T:5406) shed 6.45% or 6.0 points to 87.0.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 1928 to 54 and 15 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 24.73% to 32.38 a new 3-month high.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for July delivery was down 1.26% or 0.62 to $48.45 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 1.17% or 0.59 to hit $49.95 a barrel, while the August Gold contract rose 0.69% or 8.85 to trade at $1284.75 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.90% to 106.04, while EUR/JPY fell 0.82% to 119.43.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.02% at 94.65.