Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Machinery, Warehousing and Gas & Water sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.09%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. (T:7911), which rose 4.68% or 77.0 points to trade at 1723.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Toray Industries, Inc. (T:3402) added 4.33% or 37.4 points to end at 901.0 and Yaskawa Electric Corp. (T:6506) was up 3.56% or 115.0 points to 3345.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co. (T:5706), which fell 18.00% or 568.0 points to trade at 2587.0 at the close. Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (T:6976) declined 11.12% or 291.0 points to end at 2325.0 and Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:7762) was down 7.07% or 48.0 points to 631.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2024 to 1480 and 201 ended unchanged.
Shares in Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co. (T:5706) fell to 52-week lows; down 18.00% or 568.0 to 2587.0. Shares in Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:7762) fell to 52-week lows; falling 7.07% or 48.0 to 631.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 2.22% to 20.68.
Crude oil for December delivery was up 1.43% or 0.86 to $61.05 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 1.99% or 1.40 to hit $71.58 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.21% or 2.50 to trade at $1206.10 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.21% to 114.06, while EUR/JPY fell 0.43% to 128.32.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.63% at 97.34.