Japan stocks fell at the close of today's session, the Nikkei 225 fell about 1.05%.

Japan stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Real Estate, Shipbuilding and Financial Services sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 1.05%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were M3 Inc (TYO:2413), which rose 5.64% or 70.50 points to trade at 1,320.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Mercari Inc (TYO:4385) added 3.22% or 62.00 points to end at 1,987.00 and GS Yuasa Corp. (TYO:6674) was up 3.13% or 82.00 points to 2,705.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Dentsu Inc. (TYO:4324), which fell 10.01% or 410.00 points to trade at 3,687.00 at the close. Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (TYO:4519) fell 10.00% or 714.00 points to end at 6,427.00 and Aozora Bank, Ltd. (TYO:8304) was down 7.30% or 198.50 points to 2,521.00.

Declining stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1,888 to 1,712, while 264 ended unchanged.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 4.76% to 23.22.

WTI crude oil futures for January delivery rose 0.24% or 0.16 to $67.08 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for January delivery rose 0.31% or 0.22 to $71.26 a barrel, while the December gold contract rose 0.73% or 18.70 to $2,588.80 a troy ounce.

The USD/JPY pair added 0.20% and traded at 154.65, while the EUR/JPY pair continued to rise by 0.28% and reached 163.02.

US Dollar Index futures traded flat, down 0.00% at 106.61.