Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Precision Instruments, Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic and Banking sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.45% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Renesas Electronics Corp (TYO:6723), which rose 4.87% or 126.00 points to trade at 2,715.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. (TYO:3099) added 4.56% or 96.50 points to end at 2,210.50 and SUMCO Corp. (TYO:3436) was up 3.98% or 95.50 points to 2,496.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:9107), which fell 6.66% or 516.00 points to trade at 7,232.00 at the close. DeNA Co Ltd (TYO:2432) declined 6.15% or 92.00 points to end at 1,403.00 and Aozora Bank, Ltd. (TYO:8304) was down 5.84% or 156.50 points to 2,524.50.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2380 to 1306 and 207 ended unchanged.
Shares in Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. (TYO:3099) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 4.56% or 96.50 to 2,210.50. Shares in SUMCO Corp. (TYO:3436) rose to 52-week highs; up 3.98% or 95.50 to 2,496.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 7.85% to 20.74.
Crude oil for April delivery was down 0.11% or 0.09 to $79.88 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 0.04% or 0.03 to hit $83.58 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.27% or 5.60 to trade at $2,090.10 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.17% to 150.37, while EUR/JPY rose 0.28% to 163.06.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 103.82.