Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.83%

Japan stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.83%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Suzuki Motor Corp. (T:7269), which rose 1.95% or 82.0 points to trade at 4277.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Shinsei Bank, Ltd. (T:8303) added 1.60% or 19.0 points to end at 1208.0 and Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (T:7201) was up 1.15% or 4.8 points to 421.3 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Dentsu Inc. (T:4324), which fell 4.39% or 126.0 points to trade at 2745.0 at the close. Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:7762) declined 4.20% or 14.0 points to end at 319.0 and Nippon Light Metal Holdings Co. (T:5703) was down 3.63% or 7.0 points to 186.0.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2171 to 1309 and 213 ended unchanged.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 21.10.

Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.62% or 0.26 to $42.27 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 0.49% or 0.22 to hit $45.02 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.88% or 17.20 to trade at $1967.00 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.13% to 106.45, while EUR/JPY fell 0.10% to 126.11.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.09% at 93.000.