Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.11%

Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Steel, Power and Transport sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.11% to hit a new 1-month low.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Chiyoda Corp. (TYO:6366), which rose 7.20% or 29.00 points to trade at 432.00 at the close. Meanwhile, JGC Corp. (TYO:1963) added 4.64% or 88.00 points to end at 1,984.00 and Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. (TYO:7911) was up 3.22% or 70.00 points to 2,245.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Odakyu Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (TYO:9007), which fell 3.33% or 63.00 points to trade at 1,830.00 at the close. Keisei Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (TYO:9009) declined 2.75% or 105.00 points to end at 3,720.00 and Casio Computer Co., Ltd. (TYO:6952) was down 2.16% or 29.00 points to 1,315.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1882 to 1603 and 299 ended unchanged.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 2.43% to 20.90.

Crude oil for October delivery was up 2.45% or 2.13 to $89.00 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 2.66% or 2.47 to hit $95.49 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.03% or 0.60 to trade at $1,722.00 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.20% to 140.48, while EUR/JPY fell 0.06% to 139.42.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.36% at 109.91.