Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 1.10%

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

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 1.10%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Japan Steel Works Ltd (TYO:5631), which rose 4.63% or 142.00 points to trade at 3,209.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Japan Exchange Group Inc (TYO:8697) added 4.55% or 184.00 points to end at 4,225.00 and Advantest Corp. (TYO:6857) was up 2.90% or 190.00 points to 6,736.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Sharp Corp (TYO:6753), which fell 6.61% or 58.40 points to trade at 825.00 at the close. Secom Co., Ltd. (TYO:9735) declined 5.07% or 595.00 points to end at 11,150.00 and Nexon Co Ltd (TYO:3659) was down 4.39% or 117.00 points to 2,550.50.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2330 to 1370 and 189 ended unchanged.

Shares in Japan Steel Works Ltd (TYO:5631) rose to 52-week highs; rising 4.63% or 142.00 to 3,209.00. Shares in Japan Exchange Group Inc (TYO:8697) rose to all time highs; gaining 4.55% or 184.00 to 4,225.00.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 1.75% to 18.50 a new 1-month low.

Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.53% or 0.43 to $81.06 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.48% or 0.41 to hit $85.24 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.38% or 8.20 to trade at $2,168.20 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.11% to 151.25, while EUR/JPY fell 0.02% to 163.62.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.13% at 104.04.