Japan shares lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.94%

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

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.94%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were LY Corp (TYO:4689), which rose 6.08% or 23.20 points to trade at 405.00 at the close. Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (TYO:5541) added 5.65% or 76.00 points to end at 1,422.00 and Nitori Holdings Co Ltd (TYO:9843) was up 3.95% or 850.00 points to 22,385.00 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. (TYO:3099), which lost 6.44% or 150.00 points to trade at 2,177.50 in late trade. Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (TYO:5801) declined 5.60% or 202.00 points to end at 3,404.00 and Yamaha Motor Co Ltd (TYO:7272) shed 5.25% or 67.50 points to 1,217.00.

Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2121 to 1557 and 207 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 6.45% to 25.38.

In commodities trading, Crude oil for October delivery was up 0.82% or 0.61 to $75.44 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.73% or 0.57 to hit $78.72 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.10% or 2.60 to trade at $2,548.90 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.35% to 143.87, while EUR/JPY fell 0.33% to 160.88.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.01% at 100.60.