(MENAFN- FxPro) Japan stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Shipbuilding, Warehousing and Machinery sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 1.28%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Unitika, Ltd. (TOKYO:3103), which rose 3.08% or 2.0 points to trade at 67.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Eisai Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:4523) added 2.85% or 229.0 points to end at 8274.0 and Fujitsu Ltd. (TOKYO:6702) was up 2.36% or 13.9 points to 602.1 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:6703), which fell 6.19% or 14.0 points to trade at 212.0 at the close. Okuma Corp. (TOKYO:6103) declined 5.13% or 52.0 points to end at 961.0 and Advantest Corp. (TOKYO:6857) was down 4.51% or 46.0 points to 975.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 948 to 928.
Shares in Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:6703) fell to 52-week lows; down 6.19% or 14.0 to 212.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 11.93% to 33.21.
Crude oil for October delivery was down 1.48% or 0.67 to $44.55 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 99.02% or 49.56 to hit $0.49 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.05% or 0.60 to trade at $1133.40 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.46% to 121.14, while EUR/JPY rose 0.01% to 136.07.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.33% at 95.83.
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