Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Automobiles & Parts, Mining and Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.11% to hit a new 5-year high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Hitachi Zosen Corp. (T:7004), which rose 8.25% or 47.0 points to trade at 617.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. (T:5202) added 5.83% or 54.0 points to end at 980.0 and Sumitomo Corp. (T:8053) was up 4.63% or 77.0 points to 1740.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (T:5801), which fell 15.67% or 1130.0 points to trade at 6080.0 at the close. Sapporo Holdings Ltd. (T:2501) declined 6.01% or 220.0 points to end at 3440.0 and Mazda Motor Corp (T:7261) was down 4.31% or 71.2 points to 1582.3.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1937 to 1372 and 191 ended unchanged.
Shares in Sumitomo Corp. (T:8053) rose to 5-year highs; up 4.63% or 77.0 to 1740.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 5.08% to 17.17 a new 1-month high.
Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.43% or 0.24 to $55.88 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.69% or 0.43 to hit $62.50 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.03% or 0.33 to trade at $1269.53 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.23% to 114.34, while EUR/JPY rose 0.24% to 132.74.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.04% at 94.87.