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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 1.91% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the were Inpex Corp. (T:), which rose 4.09% or 46.5 points to trade at 1183.0 at the close. Meanwhile, J.Front Retailing Co., Ltd. (T:) added 3.59% or 55.0 points to end at 1585.0 and JX Holdings, Inc. (T:) was up 3.41% or 17.0 points to 514.9 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Unitika, Ltd. (T:), which fell 4.50% or 17.0 points to trade at 361.0 at the close. Kikkoman Corp. (T:) declined 4.28% or 230.0 points to end at 5140.0 and Nippon Light Metal Holdings Co. (T:) was down 4.24% or 10.0 points to 226.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2850 to 795 and 156 ended unchanged.
Shares in Inpex Corp. (T:) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 4.09% or 46.5 to 1183.0. Shares in J.Front Retailing Co., Ltd. (T:) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 3.59% or 55.0 to 1585.0.
The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 14.80.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 1.76% or 1.11 to $64.16 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 1.92% or 1.32 to hit $69.92 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 1.41% or 21.85 to trade at $1574.25 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.07% to 108.16, while EUR/JPY rose 0.06% to 120.72.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.04% at 96.560.
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