Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.08%

Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Precision Instruments, Communication and Services sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.08%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Mitsui Engineering&Shipbuilding (TYO:7003), which rose 12.21% or 135.00 points to trade at 1,241.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Aozora Bank, Ltd. (TYO:8304) added 5.64% or 114.00 points to end at 2,136.00 and Obayashi Corp. (TYO:1802) was up 5.49% or 75.00 points to 1,440.50 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Recruit Holdings Co Ltd (TYO:6098), which fell 3.25% or 202.00 points to trade at 6,008.00 at the close. Konica Minolta, Inc. (TYO:4902) declined 3.19% or 15.60 points to end at 473.60 and Advantest Corp. (TYO:6857) was down 3.19% or 224.00 points to 6,796.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2928 to 818 and 141 ended unchanged.

Shares in Mitsui Engineering&Shipbuilding (TYO:7003) rose to 3-years highs; rising 12.21% or 135.00 to 1,241.00. Shares in Obayashi Corp. (TYO:1802) rose to 5-year highs; up 5.49% or 75.00 to 1,440.50.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 10.32% to 21.60.

Crude oil for April delivery was down 0.73% or 0.57 to $77.89 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April fell 0.71% or 0.59 to hit $82.88 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.44% or 8.95 to trade at $2,033.05 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.13% to 150.01, while EUR/JPY rose 0.02% to 161.74.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.06% at 104.12.