© Reuters. Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 1.10%
biedexmarkets.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the declined 1.10%.
The best performers of the session on the were Japan Steel Works Ltd (TYO:), which rose 4.63% or 142.00 points to trade at 3,209.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Japan Exchange Group Inc (TYO:) added 4.55% or 184.00 points to end at 4,225.00 and Advantest Corp. (TYO:) 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:), which fell 6.61% or 58.40 points to trade at 825.00 at the close. Secom Co., Ltd. (TYO:) declined 5.07% or 595.00 points to end at 11,150.00 and Nexon Co Ltd (TYO:) 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:) rose to 52-week highs; rising 4.63% or 142.00 to 3,209.00. Shares in Japan Exchange Group Inc (TYO:) rose to all time highs; gaining 4.55% or 184.00 to 4,225.00.
The , 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.
