© Reuters. Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.80%
Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the declined 0.80%.
The best performers of the session on the were Shiseido Co., Ltd. (TYO:), which rose 3.29% or 155.00 points to trade at 4,866.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (TYO:) added 2.93% or 120.00 points to end at 4,215.00 and Astellas Pharma Inc. (TYO:) was up 2.74% or 51.50 points to 1,933.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (TYO:), which fell 4.83% or 62.00 points to trade at 1,221.00 at the close. Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. (TYO:) declined 3.94% or 27.00 points to end at 658.00 and Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. (TYO:) was down 3.07% or 29.00 points to 916.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 3006 to 694 and 167 ended unchanged.
Shares in Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (TYO:) fell to 5-year lows; falling 4.83% or 62.00 to 1,221.00.
The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 3.25% to 23.20 a new 6-months high.
Crude oil for December delivery was down 0.41% or 0.36 to $87.72 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.25% or 0.23 to hit $91.93 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.06% or 1.15 to trade at $1,993.25 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.03% to 149.88, while EUR/JPY rose 0.06% to 158.88.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.04% at 105.94.
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