Japan stocks closed lower on Monday, with the Nikkei 225 falling 0.68% as losses in the Gas & Water, Services, and Pharmaceutical Industry sectors weighed on shares. At the close in Tokyo, the best performers on the Nikkei 225 included Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:7012), rising 7.26%, Kuraray Co., Ltd. (TYO:3405) up 4.18%, and Shiseido Co., Ltd. (TYO:4911) climbing 4.14%. On the other hand, the worst performers were Astellas Pharma Inc. (TYO:4503) down 4.72%, Konami Corp. (TYO:9766) declining 3.80%, and Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (TYO:2802) falling 3.61%. The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 7.82% to 28.82. In commodities trading, crude oil for November delivery rose to $68.02 a barrel, while Brent oil for November delivery hit $71.83 a barrel. The December Gold Futures contract also rose to $2,615.40 a troy ounce. The USD/JPY was down to 140.17, and the EUR/JPY fell to 155.62. Additionally, the US Dollar Index Futures dropped to 100.51.