Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 1.05%

Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Real Estate, Shipbuilding and Financial Services sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 1.05%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were M3 Inc (TYO:2413), which rose 5.64% or 70.50 points to trade at 1,320.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Mercari Inc (TYO:4385) added 3.22% or 62.00 points to end at 1,987.00 and GS Yuasa Corp. (TYO:6674) was up 3.13% or 82.00 points to 2,705.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Dentsu Inc. (TYO:4324), which fell 10.01% or 410.00 points to trade at 3,687.00 at the close. Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (TYO:4519) declined 10.00% or 714.00 points to end at 6,427.00 and Aozora Bank, Ltd. (TYO:8304) was down 7.30% or 198.50 points to 2,521.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1888 to 1712 and 264 ended unchanged.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 4.76% to 23.22.

Crude oil for January delivery was up 0.24% or 0.16 to $67.08 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.31% or 0.22 to hit $71.26 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.73% or 18.80 to trade at $2,588.90 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.20% to 154.65, while EUR/JPY rose 0.29% to 163.03.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.01% at 106.61.