Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Retail, Warehousing and Steel sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.07% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Yokohama Rubber Co Ltd (TYO:5101), which rose 7.45% or 200.00 points to trade at 2,884.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Panasonic Corp (TYO:6752) added 3.53% or 44.00 points to end at 1,289.00 and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:9107) was up 3.03% or 100.00 points to 3,395.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Alps Electric Co., Ltd. (TYO:6770), which fell 3.30% or 41.00 points to trade at 1,202.00 at the close. Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. (TYO:9983) declined 2.71% or 890.00 points to end at 31,950.00 and Shiseido Co., Ltd. (TYO:4911) was down 1.97% or 132.00 points to 6,567.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1794 to 1738 and 301 ended unchanged.
Shares in Yokohama Rubber Co Ltd (TYO:5101) rose to 5-year highs; rising 7.45% or 200.00 to 2,884.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 0.67% to 16.60.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.16% or 0.13 to $82.56 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.12% or 0.10 to hit $86.41 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.51% or 10.25 to trade at $2,026.05 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.14% to 133.96, while EUR/JPY rose 0.12% to 147.32.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.00% at 101.24.