Japan stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Paper & Pulp, Transport and Communication sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 1.32%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (TYO:4506), which rose 5.92% or 45.00 points to trade at 805.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Fujitsu Ltd. (TYO:6702) added 4.31% or 143.00 points to end at 3,461.00 and T&D Holdings, Inc. (TYO:8795) was up 4.10% or 136.00 points to 3,450.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were SUMCO Corp. (TYO:3436), which fell 4.44% or 43.60 points to trade at 939.10 at the close. Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (TYO:7735) declined 4.08% or 422.00 points to end at 9,928.00 and Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) was down 4.02% or 250.00 points to 5,965.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1991 to 1623 and 240 ended unchanged.
Shares in Fujitsu Ltd. (TYO:6702) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 4.31% or 143.00 to 3,461.00. Shares in T&D Holdings, Inc. (TYO:8795) rose to 5-year highs; rising 4.10% or 136.00 to 3,450.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 1.50% to 23.74.
Crude oil for July delivery was up 2.98% or 1.81 to $62.60 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 2.52% or 1.58 to hit $64.36 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 1.66% or 55.04 to trade at $3,370.44 a troy ounce.
Source: Investing.com
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