Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Finance & Investment, Automobiles & Parts and Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.14%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. (T:1925), which rose 6.82% or 194.0 points to trade at 3038.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Familymart Ltd (T:8028) added 5.70% or 164.0 points to end at 3040.0 and Toho Co., Ltd. (T:9602) was up 3.06% or 130.0 points to 4380.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (T:7735), which fell 4.26% or 250.0 points to trade at 5620.0 at the close. Credit Saison Co., Ltd. (T:8253) declined 3.48% or 52.0 points to end at 1444.0 and Showa Denko K.K. (T:4004) was down 3.07% or 130.0 points to 4105.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1885 to 1578 and 257 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 5.73% to 14.82 a new 6-months low.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 2.58% or 1.65 to $65.72 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 2.93% or 2.11 to hit $74.08 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.29% or 3.65 to trade at $1279.65 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.00% to 111.91, while EUR/JPY rose 0.00% to 125.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.12% at 97.030.