Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 1.05%

Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Real Estate , Shipbuilding and Financial Services sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 1.05%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were M3 Inc (TYO:2413 ), which rose 5.64% or 70.50 points to trade at 1,320.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Mercari Inc (TYO:4385 ) added 3.22% or 62.00 points to end at 1,987.00 and GS Yuasa Corp. (TYO:6674 ) was up 3.13% or 82.00 points to 2,705.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Dentsu Inc. (TYO:4324 ), which fell 10.01% or 410.00 points to trade at 3,687.00 at the close. Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (TYO:4519 ) declined 10.00% or 714.00 points to end at 6,427.00 and Aozora Bank, Ltd. (TYO:8304 ) was down 7.30% or 198.50 points to 2,521.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1888 to 1712 and 264 ended unchanged.

The Nikkei Volatility , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 4.76% to 23.22.

Crude oil for January delivery was up 0.24% or 0.16 to $67.08 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.31% or 0.22 to hit $71.26 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.73% or 18.80 to trade at $2,588.90 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.20% to 154.65, while EUR/JPY rose 0.29% to 163.03.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.01% at 106.61.

Source: Investing.com