Japanese stocks fell after the close on Monday (6/23), as losses in the Paper & Pulp, Transportation and Communications sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 was down 0.01%.

The best performers on the Nikkei 225 were Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (TYO:4519), which rose 4.47% or 321.00 points to trade at 7,510.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Sapporo Holdings Ltd. (TYO:2501) rose 4.38% or 315.00 points to close at 7,500.00 and Bandai Namco Holdings Inc. (TYO:7832) gained 2.17% or 106.00 points to 5,000.00 in late trade.

The worst performers on the session were Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (TYO:9501), which fell 4.17% or 18.60 points to close at 427.20. Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (TYO:4506) dropped 3.06% or 30.00 points to close at 951.00 and Tokuyama Corp. (TYO:4043) dropped 3.00% or 90.50 points to 2,922.50.

Declining issues outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, 2,184 to 1,418, with 241 ending unchanged.

Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, rose 1.59% to 25.60.

Crude oil for August delivery rose 1.04% or 0.77 to settle at $74.61 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for September delivery rose 1.03% or 0.78 to settle at $76.26 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.48% or 16.40 to settle at $3,369.30 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY rose 0.73% to 147.16, while EUR/JPY gained 0.57% to settle at 169.30.

The U.S. Dollar Index Futures rose 0.28% to 98.56.(alg)

Source: Investing.com