Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.43% By Investing.com

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 fell 0.43%.

The best performers of the session on the were Shinsei Bank, Ltd. (TYO:), which rose 2.21% or 52.00 points to trade at 2,400.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Yokohama Rubber Co Ltd (TYO:) added 1.40% or 30.00 points to end at 2,176.00 and Rakuten Inc (TYO:) was up 1.36% or 9.00 points to 670.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were CyberAgent Inc (TYO:), which fell 7.59% or 102.00 points to trade at 1,241.00 at the close. JFE Holdings, Inc. (TYO:) declined 3.10% or 48.00 points to end at 1,500.00 and Kobe Steel, Ltd. (TYO:) was down 3.01% or 19.00 points to 612.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2158 to 1416 and 260 ended unchanged.

The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.11% to 17.49.

Crude oil for January delivery was down 2.83% or 2.16 to $74.12 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 2.75% or 2.30 to hit $81.41 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.22% or 3.90 to trade at $1,750.10 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.76% to 138.04, while EUR/JPY fell 0.98% to 143.18.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.19% at 106.11.