Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.17%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Rakuten Inc (T:4755), which rose 24.10% or 300.0 points to trade at 1545.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (T:7003) added 7.78% or 42.0 points to end at 582.0 and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107) was up 7.02% or 157.0 points to 2395.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Konami Corp. (T:9766), which fell 3.93% or 290.0 points to trade at 7090.0 at the close. Japan Steel Works Ltd (T:5631) declined 3.44% or 95.0 points to end at 2663.0 and Z Holdings Corp (T:4689) was down 2.55% or 15.8 points to 604.7.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2666 to 894 and 198 ended unchanged.
Shares in Rakuten Inc (T:4755) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 24.10% or 300.0 to 1545.0. Shares in Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107) rose to 52-week highs; up 7.02% or 157.0 to 2395.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 22.01 a new 1-month low.
Crude oil for April delivery was up 0.75% or 0.49 to $66.10 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 0.72% or 0.50 to hit $69.72 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.27% or 4.65 to trade at $1724.45 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.11% to 109.16, while EUR/JPY fell 0.02% to 130.24.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.11% at 91.778.