Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 1.63%
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 1.63% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the were Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:), which rose 2.81% or 135.0 points to trade at 4945.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Nippon Yusen K.K (T:) added 2.44% or 180.0 points to end at 7550.0 and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (T:) was up 2.31% or 150.0 points to 6640.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Keisei Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (T:), which fell 7.61% or 255.0 points to trade at 3095.0 at the close. Tokyu Corp. (T:) declined 7.13% or 118.0 points to end at 1537.0 and Mazda Motor Corp (T:) was down 6.75% or 69.0 points to 953.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 3318 to 373 and 102 ended unchanged.
The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 22.33 a new 1-month high.
Crude oil for January delivery was up 4.94% or 3.37 to $71.52 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 4.47% or 3.20 to hit $74.79 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.53% or 9.55 to trade at $1797.65 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.09% to 113.42, while EUR/JPY fell 0.37% to 127.76.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.21% at 96.310.
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