Japan stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Transportation Equipment, Shipbuilding and Manufacturing sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.25%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd., which rose 4.19% or 135.00 points to trade at 3,358.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Nikon Corp. added 3.65% or 65.00 points to end at 1,847.00 and SUMCO Corp. was up 3.48% or 70.50 points to 2,095.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc., which fell 4.63% or 25.60 points to trade at 527.20 at the close. Rakuten Inc declined 2.53% or 12.40 points to end at 477.10 and Kansai Electric Power Co Inc was down 2.31% or 42.00 points to 1,774.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2135 to 1451 and 266 ended unchanged.

Shares in Rakuten Inc fell to 5-year lows; losing 2.53% or 12.40 to 477.10.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 4.30% to 21.11.

Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.06% or 0.04 to $69.12 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.07% or 0.05 to hit $74.06 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.43% or 8.30 to trade at $1,937.90 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.44% to 143.05, while EUR/JPY fell 0.40% to 155.88.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.15% at 102.39.