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

Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Real Estate, Shipbuilding and Financial Services sectors propelled shares lower.

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

The biggest gainers 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. 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.

Biggest losers included Dentsu Inc. (TYO:4324), which lost 10.01% or 410.00 points to trade at 3,687.00 in late trade. 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) shed 7.30% or 198.50 points to 2,521.00.

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

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

In commodities trading, Crude oil for January delivery was up 0.19% or 0.13 to $67.05 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.25% or 0.18 to hit $71.22 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.74% or 18.90 to trade at $2,589.00 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.20% to 154.65, while EUR/JPY rose 0.28% to 163.01.

The US Dollar Index Futures was unchanged 0.00% at 106.61.