Tokyo shares ended the trading day in negative territory on Monday, with sector weakness in Paper & Pulp, Transport and Communication contributing to the downturn.
At the close, the Nikkei 225 declined 1.02%.
Standout gains on the Nikkei 225 included Renesas Electronics Corp (TYO:6723), which advanced 13.45% - rising 463.00 points to finish at 3,905.00. Lasertec Corp (TYO:6920) added 7.91%, up 3,000.00 points to 40,910.00, and Socionext Inc (TYO:6526) climbed 6.07%, gaining 116.00 points to end the session at 2,028.50.
Largest declines were concentrated among several industrial and consumer names. Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd. (TYO:5214) fell 17.45%, down 929.00 points to 4,394.00 at the close. Fanuc Corp. (TYO:6954) dropped 14.31%, losing 1,021.00 points to end at 6,114.00, while TOTO Ltd. (TYO:5332) declined 11.97%, down 839.00 points to 6,171.00.
Market breadth favored losers, with 2,212 issues falling and 1,305 advancing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. A total of 235 stocks finished unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility index, which gauges implied volatility for Nikkei 225 options, moved lower - down 26.16% to 29.38.
Commodities and currencies registered notable moves. Crude oil for September delivery fell 6.57%, a decline of $5.56, settling at $79.11 per barrel. Brent for October delivery was down 5.81%, or $5.11, to $82.82 per barrel. In metals, the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.26%, adding $10.80 to trade at $4,117.80 a troy ounce.
On the currency front, USD/JPY eased 0.52% to 156.76 while EUR/JPY slipped 0.54% to 180.69. The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.12% at 99.67.
This session combined broad selling across key domestic sectors with pronounced moves in global commodities and currency markets, leaving the Nikkei 225 lower at the close.