Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Shipbuilding , Manufacturing and Services sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.15%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. (TYO: 8830 ), which rose 10.52% or 575.00 points to trade at 6,042.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd. (TYO: 8804 ) added 4.94% or 123.50 points to end at 2,623.00 and Mitsubishi Estate Co Ltd (TYO: 8802 ) was up 4.85% or 114.50 points to 2,474.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Yaskawa Electric Corp. (TYO: 6506 ), which fell 3.63% or 152.00 points to trade at 4,039.00 at the close. Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (TYO: 7735 ) declined 3.45% or 375.00 points to end at 10,480.00 and Nikon Corp. (TYO: 7731 ) was down 3.04% or 50.00 points to 1,596.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2148 to 1489 and 246 ended unchanged.

Shares in Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. (TYO: 8830 ) rose to all time highs; rising 10.52% or 575.00 to 6,042.00.

The Nikkei Volatility , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 11.79% to 28.16 a new 3-months high.

Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.03% or 0.02 to $68.30 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.04% or 0.03 to hit $71.58 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.27% or 8.26 to trade at $3,056.66 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.23% to 149.66, while EUR/JPY rose 0.48% to 162.23.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.09% at 103.65.