"Japanese stocks fell Monday after lackluster results from a quarterly corporate confidence survey triggered selling. The dollar was higher against the yen," reports The Associated Press.

"The Nikkei 225 index fell 49.02 points, or 0.36 percent, to finish at 13,525.28 points on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The index lost 42.94 points, or 0.3 percent, Friday. It was the first time since mid-August that the Nikkei fell for two straight sessions."