Japan shares lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.68%

Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Gas&Water, Services and Pharmaceutical Industry sectors propelled shares lower.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.68%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:7012), which rose 7.26% or 333.00 points to trade at 4,918.00 at the close. Kuraray Co., Ltd. (TYO:3405) added 4.18% or 78.50 points to end at 1,955.00 and Shiseido Co., Ltd. (TYO:4911) was up 4.14% or 133.00 points to 3,345.00 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Astellas Pharma Inc. (TYO:4503), which lost 4.72% or 84.50 points to trade at 1,705.00 in late trade. Konami Corp. (TYO:9766) declined 3.80% or 535.00 points to end at 13,550.00 and Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (TYO:2802) shed 3.61% or 198.00 points to 5,285.00.

Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 0 to 0 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 7.82% to 28.82.

In commodities trading, Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.41% or 0.28 to $68.03 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.31% or 0.22 to hit $71.83 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.17% or 4.40 to trade at $2,615.10 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.46% to 140.18, while EUR/JPY fell 0.28% to 155.61.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.28% at 100.50.