Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.07%

Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Shipbuilding , Warehousing and Precision Instruments sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.07%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (TYO:4506 ), which rose 5.01% or 29.00 points to trade at 608.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (TYO:5801 ) added 4.53% or 304.00 points to end at 7,015.00 and DeNA Co Ltd (TYO:2432 ) was up 4.43% or 116.00 points to 2,735.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO:9064 ), which fell 4.25% or 78.00 points to trade at 1,757.00 at the close. Odakyu Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (TYO:9007 ) declined 4.21% or 62.00 points to end at 1,412.00 and Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. (TYO:5713 ) was down 3.00% or 110.00 points to 3,552.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2218 to 1403 and 256 ended unchanged.

Shares in Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (TYO:5801 ) rose to 5-year highs; rising 4.53% or 304.00 to 7,015.00. Shares in DeNA Co Ltd (TYO:2432 ) rose to 5-year highs; rising 4.43% or 116.00 to 2,735.00.

The Nikkei Volatility , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 1.55% to 21.63.

Crude oil for January delivery was down 1.15% or 0.82 to $70.47 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 0.42% or 0.31 to hit $74.18 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.20% or 5.36 to trade at $2,670.44 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.03% to 153.59, while EUR/JPY rose 0.04% to 161.48.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.13% at 106.55.

Source: Investing.com