Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.01%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were SUMCO Corp. (T:3436), which rose 5.66% or 152.0 points to trade at 2839.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:9064) added 3.32% or 98.0 points to end at 3050.0 and Seiko Epson Cor (T:6724) was up 2.98% or 57.0 points to 1970.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Shiseido Co., Ltd. (T:4911), which fell 4.13% or 331.0 points to trade at 7675.0 at the close. ANA Holdings Inc (T:9202) declined 3.64% or 89.5 points to end at 2370.0 and Toho Co., Ltd. (T:9602) was down 3.38% or 160.0 points to 4575.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1816 to 1691 and 231 ended unchanged.
Shares in SUMCO Corp. (T:3436) rose to 52-week highs; up 5.66% or 152.0 to 2839.0. Shares in Seiko Epson Cor (T:6724) rose to 52-week highs; up 2.98% or 57.0 to 1970.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 17.57.
Crude oil for June delivery was down 0.16% or 0.10 to $63.09 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.19% or 0.13 to hit $66.64 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.13% or 2.35 to trade at $1782.55 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.33% to 108.42, while EUR/JPY fell 0.25% to 129.97.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.14% at 91.420.