Japan shares lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.13%

Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Mining , Glass and Precision Instruments sectors propelled shares lower.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.13%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Mitsubishi Corp. (T: 8058 ), which rose 3.20% or 77.0 points to trade at 2487.0 at the close. Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc. (T: 9502 ) added 2.76% or 43.5 points to end at 1619.5 and Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd. (T: 8804 ) was up 2.62% or 38.0 points to 1488.0 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Unitika, Ltd. (T: 3103 ), which lost 4.49% or 4.0 points to trade at 85.0 in late trade. Shiseido Co., Ltd. (T: 4911 ) declined 3.34% or 100.5 points to end at 2907.5 and Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd. (T: 7762 ) shed 2.77% or 20.0 points to 702.0.

Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2078 to 940 and 326 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

The Nikkei Volatility , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 0.85% to 20.14.

In commodities trading, Crude oil for January delivery was down 0.02% or 0.01 to $46.05 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 0.06% or 0.03 to hit $48.27 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 1.11% or 13.10 to trade at $1191.50 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 1.09% to 111.99, while EUR/JPY fell 0.44% to 119.28.

The US Dollar Index was down 0.50% at 100.97.