Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.41%

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

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.41%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Resona Holdings, Inc. (TYO:8308), which rose 6.54% or 53.40 points to trade at 869.90 at the close. Meanwhile, Mitsui Engineering&Shipbuilding (TYO:7003) added 6.13% or 36.00 points to end at 623.00 and Chiba Bank Ltd (TYO:8331) was up 5.92% or 64.00 points to 1,144.50 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. (TYO:8801), which fell 4.27% or 147.00 points to trade at 3,295.00 at the close. Mitsubishi Estate Co Ltd (TYO:8802) declined 4.07% or 81.50 points to end at 1,922.00 and Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd. (TYO:5232) was down 3.86% or 151.00 points to 3,763.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2116 to 1543 and 204 ended unchanged.

Shares in Resona Holdings, Inc. (TYO:8308) rose to 5-year highs; rising 6.54% or 53.40 to 869.90. Shares in Mitsui Engineering&Shipbuilding (TYO:7003) rose to 3-years highs; rising 6.13% or 36.00 to 623.00. Shares in Chiba Bank Ltd (TYO:8331) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 5.92% or 64.00 to 1,144.50.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 3.63% to 17.24.

Crude oil for October delivery was down 0.32% or 0.28 to $87.23 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.02% or 0.02 to hit $90.67 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.48% or 9.35 to trade at $1,952.05 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 1.22% to 146.01, while EUR/JPY fell 0.58% to 156.66.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.47% at 104.21.