Japanese stocks were down after the close on Monday, March 24, as losses in the Shipbuilding, Manufacturing and Services sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 was down 0.15%.

The best performers on the Nikkei 225 were Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. (TYO:8830), which rose 10.52% or 575.00 points to trade at 6,042.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd. (TYO:8804) gained 4.94% or 123.50 points to close at 2,623.00 and Mitsubishi Estate Co Ltd (TYO:8802) gained 4.85% or 114.50 points to 2,474.00 in late trade.

The worst performers on the session were Yaskawa Electric Corp. (TYO:6506), which fell 3.63%, or 152.00 points, to close at 4,039.00. Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (TYO:7735) dropped 3.45%, or 375.00 points, to close at 10,480.00 and Nikon Corp. (TYO:7731) dropped 3.04%, or 50.00 points, to 1,596.00.

Declining issues outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, 2,148 to 1,489, with 246 ending unchanged.

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. (TYO:8830) shares rose to an all-time high; rose 10.52% or 575.00 to 6,042.00.

Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, rose 11.79% to 28.16, a fresh 3-month high.

Crude oil for May delivery rose 0.03% or 0.02 to settle at $68.30 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for June delivery fell 0.04% or 0.03 to settle at $71.58 a barrel, while June Gold Futures rose 0.27% or 8.26 to trade at $3,056.66 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY rose 0.23% to 149.66, while EUR/JPY gained 0.48% to settle at 162.23.

The U.S. Dollar Index Futures fell 0.09% to 103.65. (Newsmaker23)

Source: Investing.com