Japan stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Automobiles & Parts, Construction and Paper & Pulp sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 1.00%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (TYO:8316), which rose 1.93% or 113.00 points to trade at 5,956.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Terumo Corp. (TYO:4543) added 1.71% or 79.00 points to end at 4,704.00 and Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (TYO:4506) was up 1.55% or 10.10 points to 659.70 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Toyota Tsusho Corp. (TYO:8015), which fell 4.22% or 313.00 points to trade at 7,109.00 at the close. Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co. (TYO:5706) declined 3.94% or 141.00 points to end at 3,441.00 and DOWA Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO:5714) was down 3.67% or 168.00 points to 4,411.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2347 to 1287 and 216 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 7.08% to 20.74.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.14% or 0.10 to $71.83 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 0.08% or 0.06 to hit $76.55 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.44% or 8.70 to trade at $1,962.50 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.16% to 141.97, while EUR/JPY fell 0.07% to 154.96.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.23% at 102.07.
