Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.77%

Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Paper & Pulp , Rubber and Transportation Equipment sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.77%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Hino Motors, Ltd. (TYO:7205 ), which rose 2.61% or 14.40 points to trade at 566.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:9107 ) added 2.29% or 50.50 points to end at 2,254.50 and Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (TYO:5301 ) was up 1.97% or 17.70 points to 916.80 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (TYO:7201 ), which fell 5.73% or 29.20 points to trade at 480.00 at the close. Japan Steel Works Ltd (TYO:5631 ) declined 4.94% or 300.00 points to end at 5,778.00 and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (TYO:7211 ) was down 3.18% or 17.50 points to 532.60.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2067 to 1625 and 203 ended unchanged.

Shares in Hino Motors, Ltd. (TYO:7205 ) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 2.61% or 14.40 to 566.00.

The Nikkei Volatility , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 0.73% to 20.80.

Crude oil for February delivery was down 0.16% or 0.11 to $70.49 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 0.16% or 0.12 to hit $73.67 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.10% or 2.60 to trade at $2,629.30 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.01% to 157.84, while EUR/JPY rose 0.04% to 164.62.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.02% at 107.78.

Source: Investing.com