Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Railway & Bus, Rubber and Pharmaceutical Industry sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.33%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Central Japan Railway Co. (TYO:9022), which rose 2.90% or 450.00 points to trade at 15,955.00 at the close. Meanwhile, West Japan Railway Co. (TYO:9021) added 2.62% or 139.00 points to end at 5,438.00 and Yokohama Rubber Co Ltd (TYO:5101) was up 2.47% or 63.00 points to 2,615.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Tokyo Electron Ltd. (TYO:8035), which fell 2.50% or 1,250.00 points to trade at 48,750.00 at the close. Dentsu Inc. (TYO:4324) declined 2.34% or 105.00 points to end at 4,390.00 and CyberAgent Inc (TYO:4751) was down 2.19% or 25.00 points to 1,116.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2239 to 1338 and 258 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 2.70% to 19.08.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.71% or 0.49 to $69.75 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.71% or 0.53 to hit $75.12 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 1.32% or 26.50 to trade at $1,975.20 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.61% to 131.49, while EUR/JPY rose 0.67% to 141.55.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 102.79.