Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.25%

Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Tokyo, the declined 0.25%.

The best performers of the session on the were Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:), which rose 4.19% or 135.00 points to trade at 3,358.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Nikon Corp. (TYO:) added 3.65% or 65.00 points to end at 1,847.00 and SUMCO Corp. (TYO:) was up 3.48% or 70.50 points to 2,095.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (TYO:), which fell 4.63% or 25.60 points to trade at 527.20 at the close. Rakuten Inc (TYO:) declined 2.53% or 12.40 points to end at 477.10 and Kansai Electric Power Co Inc (TYO:) was down 2.31% or 42.00 points to 1,774.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2135 to 1451 and 266 ended unchanged.

Shares in Rakuten Inc (TYO:) fell to 5-year lows; losing 2.53% or 12.40 to 477.10.

The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 4.30% to 21.11.

Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.06% or 0.04 to $69.12 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.07% or 0.05 to hit $74.06 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.43% or 8.30 to trade at $1,937.90 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.44% to 143.05, while EUR/JPY fell 0.40% to 155.88.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.15% at 102.39.