Nikkei ends down 1.0 per cent

The Nikkei stock average fell about 1 per cent on Monday,as euro zone debt worries weighed on markets before a crucial parliamentary vote due in Greece this week,with investors fretting over fallout from the debt crisis on the banking system.

The benchmark Nikkei fell 1.0 per cent to 9,578.31,while the broader Topix index shed 0.9 per cent to 825.64.