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 0.27%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Konami Corp. (T:9766), which rose 6.97% or 470.0 points to trade at 7210.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107) added 5.51% or 170.0 points to end at 3255.0 and Olympus Corp. (T:7733) was up 5.16% or 117.0 points to 2385.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were JFE Holdings, Inc. (T:5411), which fell 7.20% or 104.0 points to trade at 1340.0 at the close. Kobe Steel, Ltd. (T:5406) declined 5.20% or 39.0 points to end at 711.0 and Komatsu Ltd. (T:6301) was down 4.02% or 131.0 points to 3126.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1935 to 1568 and 232 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 20.78.
Crude oil for July delivery was down 0.62% or 0.43 to $69.19 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 0.68% or 0.49 to hit $71.40 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.34% or 6.35 to trade at $1885.65 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.05% to 109.55, while EUR/JPY fell 0.01% to 133.16.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.09% at 90.218.