Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Transportation Equipment, Banking and Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.05%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were TOTO Ltd. (T:5332), which rose 8.98% or 450.0 points to trade at 5460.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Tokuyama Corp. (T:4043) added 8.70% or 250.0 points to end at 3125.0 and SUMCO Corp. (T:3436) was up 6.88% or 165.0 points to 2562.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Yahoo Japan Corp. (T:4689), which fell 4.88% or 26.0 points to trade at 506.5 at the close. Ricoh Co., Ltd. (T:7752) declined 4.08% or 48.0 points to end at 1128.0 and Casio Computer Co., Ltd. (T:6952) was down 3.57% or 61.0 points to 1650.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1994 to 1310 and 204 ended unchanged.
Shares in TOTO Ltd. (T:5332) rose to all time highs; gaining 8.98% or 450.0 to 5460.0. Shares in Tokuyama Corp. (T:4043) rose to 5-year highs; rising 8.70% or 250.0 to 3125.0. Shares in SUMCO Corp. (T:3436) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 6.88% or 165.0 to 2562.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 1.77% to 15.01.
Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.35% or 0.19 to $54.09 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.37% or 0.22 to hit $60.35 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.11% or 1.40 to trade at $1270.40 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.03% to 113.72, while EUR/JPY rose 0.09% to 132.06.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.02% at 94.70.