After the market closed on Friday, stocks in Japan went down. Losses in the automobile and parts, insurance, and food sectors were the main reasons for this.
At the end of the day in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell by 0.5%.
The best performer on the Nikkei 225 was Advantest Corp. (TYO:6857), which rose 4.11 percent or 300 points to close at 7,850.00.In late trade, Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. (TYO:6504) rose 3.83 percent, or 220 points, to 5,970, and Z Holdings Corp (TYO:4689) rose 3.55 percent, or 16.10 points, to 469.10.
NEC Corp. (TYO:6701), which fell 7.47 percent or 395 points to close at 4,895, was the worst performer of the session. Hino Motors, Ltd. (TYO:7205) fell 6.53 percent, or 48 points, to end at 687.00, and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (TYO:7211) fell 5.74 percent, or 28 points, to 460.00.
On the Tokyo Stock Exchange, the number of stocks that went down was more than twice as high as the number that went up.
The implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, which is measured by the Nikkei Volatility, went down 3.85% to 19.48, a new 1-month low.
The price of a barrel of crude oil for September delivery increased by 1.46 percent, or $1.41, to $97.83.Brent oil for October delivery rose 1.31 percent, or $1.33, to $103.16 per barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.75 percent, or $13.20, to $1,763.50 per troy ounce.
The USD/JPY exchange rate fell 1.11 percent to 132.79, while the EUR/JPY fell 0.64 percent to 135.98.
The US Dollar Index futures were down 0.67 percent at 105.52.
