© Reuters Japanese shares lower near trade; Nikkei 225 down 2.66%
Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses propelled shares lower.
In late Tokyo, it fell 2.66% to hit a fresh 1-month low.
They were the best performers of the season. KDDI Corp. (TYO: ) was up 0.58% or 25.00 points to trade at 4,305.00. Meanwhile, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (TYO: ) gained 0.54% or 21.00 points to end at 3,888.00 and Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. (TYO: ) was up 0.46% or 4.00 points to 883.00 in late trade.
They were the worst of the season Inpex Corporation (TYO: ) fell 9.87% or 149.00 points to trade at 1,360.00 at the close. Idemitsu Kosan Co Ltd ( TYO: ) declined 7.63% or 265.00 points to end at 3,210.00 and Fujikura Ltd. (Tio:) was down 7.36% or 70.00 points to 881.00.
On the Tokyo Stock Exchange, 152 stocks were unchanged at 3,235, outpacing decliners that advanced 425.
Nikkei 225 options, which measure implied volatility, fell 4.25% to 21.61.
Crude oil for November delivery fell 0.46%, or $0.36, to $78.38 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent crude for December fell 0.55%, or 0.47, to hit $84.56 a barrel, while December gold futures fell 0.21%, or 3.50, to settle at $1,652.10 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY rose 0.29% to 143.74, EUR/JPY rose 0.21% to 139.17.
US dollar index futures were up 0.18% at 113.17.