Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.99% By Investing.com – Investing.com

Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.99% By Investing.com – Investing.com

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 0.99%.

The best performers of the session on the were Astellas Pharma Inc. (T:), which rose 2.10% or 37.0 points to trade at 1797.5 at the close. Meanwhile, Advantest Corp. (T:) added 2.06% or 200.0 points to end at 9890.0 and Yaskawa Electric Corp. (T:) was up 1.34% or 70.0 points to 5310.0 in late trade.