Investing.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 13.47% to hit a new 6-months low.
The best performers of the session on the were Nitori Holdings Co Ltd (TYO:), which fell 0.63% or 110.00 points to trade at 17,475.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO:) fell 1.58% or 26.00 points to end at 1,624.00 and KDDI Corp. (TYO:) was down 2.06% or 90.00 points to 4,286.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Chiba Bank Ltd (TYO:), which fell 23.73% or 300.00 points to trade at 964.00 at the close. Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:) declined 22.00% or 474.00 points to end at 1,681.00 and Ebara Corp. (TYO:) was down 20.25% or 384.50 points to 1,514.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 3854 to 33 and 17 ended unchanged.
Shares in Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO:) fell to 3-years lows; losing 1.58% or 26.00 to 1,624.00.
The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 34.92% to 29.44 a new 52-week high.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 1.09% or 0.80 to $72.72 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.98% or 0.75 to hit $76.06 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.00% or 0.10 to trade at $2,469.90 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 2.74% to 142.52, while EUR/JPY fell 3.00% to 155.41.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.21% at 102.78.
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