Japan shares lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.72%

Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Shipbuilding, Machinery and Electrical/Machinery sectors propelled shares lower.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.72%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were  Mercari  Inc (TYO:4385), which rose 5.14% or 122.00 points to trade at 2,496.00 at the close.  Konami Corp.  (TYO:9766) added 2.78% or 365.00 points to end at 13,490.00 and  Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd.  (TYO:2502) was up 2.67% or 145.00 points to 5,585.00 in late trade.

Biggest losers included  Lasertec Corp  (TYO:6920), which lost 4.80% or 1,120.00 points to trade at 22,195.00 in late trade.  Isuzu Motors, Ltd.  (TYO:7202) declined 3.78% or 80.50 points to end at 2,050.50 and  Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.  (TYO:9107) shed 3.38% or 68.00 points to 1,942.50.

Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 2376 to 1323 and 176 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.07% to 29.07.

In commodities trading, Crude oil for October delivery was up 1.06% or 0.72 to $68.39 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 1.00% or 0.71 to hit $71.77 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.38% or 9.60 to trade at $2,515.00 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.48% to 142.95, while EUR/JPY rose 0.31% to 158.20.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.21% at 101.36.