Mubasher: Asian stocks showed a varying performance in Monday’s trading session.
Japan's Nikkei stock average fell 0.4% to 15,751 points.
The broader Topix index also closed 0.6% down to 1,279 points.
Yen rose against US dollar At 7:40 GMT by 0.3%, so greenback dropped to 113.6 yen, negatively reflecting on the performance of stocks on Monday.
Meanwhile, China's Shanghai composite index rose 1.7% to 3,033 points at close.
