Japan stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Automobiles&Parts, Mining and Shipbuilding sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.92% to hit a new 3-months low.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were The Kansai Electric Power Co. (T:9503), which rose 3.99% or 50.5 points to trade at 1316.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (T:4568) added 3.67% or 193.0 points to end at 5448.0 and Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc. (T:9502) was up 3.10% or 46.0 points to 1527.5 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Credit Saison Co., Ltd. (T:8253), which fell 7.26% or 85.0 points to trade at 1085.0 at the close. Softbank Group Corp. (T:9984) declined 6.35% or 651.0 points to end at 9599.0 and Idemitsu Kosan Co Ltd (T:5019) was down 5.66% or 174.0 points to 2901.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 3059 to 548 and 133 ended unchanged.
Shares in Credit Saison Co., Ltd. (T:8253) fell to 5-year lows; down 7.26% or 85.0 to 1085.0. Shares in Idemitsu Kosan Co Ltd (T:5019) fell to 52-week lows; down 5.66% or 174.0 to 2901.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 8.40% to 20.25.
Crude oil for July delivery was down 0.97% or 0.52 to $52.98 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 1.50% or 0.93 to hit $61.06 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.58% or 7.55 to trade at $1318.65 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.03% to 108.22, while EUR/JPY fell 0.24% to 120.88.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.02% at 97.643.
