Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Paper & Pulp, Gas & Water and Transport sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.14%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. (T:3863), which rose 3.77% or 75.0 points to trade at 2062.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Hokuetsu Kishu Paper Co., Ltd. (T:3865) added 3.73% or 22.0 points to end at 612.0 and Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd. (T:4021) was up 2.71% or 140.0 points to 5300.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. (T:5002), which fell 4.53% or 71.0 points to trade at 1497.0 at the close. JX Holdings, Inc. (T:5020) declined 4.30% or 30.8 points to end at 686.2 and Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366) was down 4.15% or 41.0 points to 947.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1802 to 1520 and 241 ended unchanged.
Shares in Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd. (T:4021) rose to all time highs; rising 2.71% or 140.0 to 5300.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 7.08% to 15.76.
Crude oil for July delivery was down 1.55% or 1.05 to $66.83 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 1.24% or 0.95 to hit $75.52 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.54% or 7.00 to trade at $1296.70 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.03% to 109.41, while EUR/JPY rose 0.29% to 127.80.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.18% at 94.04.