The Nikkei 225 Index decreased 604 points or 0.94 percent on Monday to close at 63407 points. The decline was led by Softbank (-11.38%), Resonac Holdings (-6.16%) and Taiyo Yuden (-5.73%). On the upside, the strongest performers were Fujitsu (6.83%), NEC (6.55%) and Recruit Holdings (5.87%).