Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 2.11%

Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Railway&Bus, Services and Rubber sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 2.11%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (TYO:7912), which rose 5.79% or 249.00 points to trade at 4,550.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Teijin Ltd. (TYO:3401) added 3.87% or 51.00 points to end at 1,367.50 and Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (TYO:4506) was up 2.79% or 10.00 points to 369.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co. (TYO:5706), which fell 7.00% or 322.00 points to trade at 4,277.00 at the close. SoftBank Group Corp. (TYO:9984) declined 6.04% or 554.00 points to end at 8,625.00 and Toyota Tsusho Corp. (TYO:8015) was down 5.59% or 557.00 points to 9,411.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 3139 to 610 and 135 ended unchanged.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 1.39% to 21.95 a new 1-month high.

Crude oil for April delivery was down 0.54% or 0.42 to $77.59 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 0.43% or 0.35 to hit $81.73 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.01% or 0.20 to trade at $2,185.30 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.08% to 146.95, while EUR/JPY fell 0.16% to 160.73.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.01% at 102.34.