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 rose 0.03%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Rakuten Inc (T:4755), which rose 4.16% or 51.0 points to trade at 1276.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Tokyo Dome Corp. (T:9681) added 3.95% or 41.0 points to end at 1079.0 and Familymart Ltd (T:8028) was up 3.05% or 79.0 points to 2665.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Advantest Corp. (T:6857), which fell 2.92% or 76.0 points to trade at 2529.0 at the close. Ube Industries, Ltd. (T:4208) declined 2.55% or 55.0 points to end at 2103.0 and Tokyo Electron Ltd. (T:8035) was down 2.49% or 365.0 points to 14265.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2258 to 1241 and 222 ended unchanged.
Shares in Rakuten Inc (T:4755) rose to 52-week highs; up 4.16% or 51.0 to 1276.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 17.28.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.49% or 0.26 to $52.51 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 0.61% or 0.38 to hit $61.63 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.31% or 4.15 to trade at $1340.35 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.03% to 108.58, while EUR/JPY unchanged 0.00% to 121.71.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.00% at 97.062.