Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Precision Instruments, Machinery and Communication sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.47% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. (T:5202), which rose 16.08% or 150.0 points to trade at 1083.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Shiseido Co., Ltd. (T:4911) added 15.57% or 1122.0 points to end at 8330.0 and Takara Holdings Inc. (T:2531) was up 10.35% or 134.0 points to 1429.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were DOWA Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:5714), which fell 9.08% or 375.0 points to trade at 3755.0 at the close. Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:7762) declined 6.55% or 56.0 points to end at 799.0 and Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366) was down 5.89% or 66.0 points to 1054.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1947 to 1465 and 177 ended unchanged.
Shares in Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. (T:5202) rose to 52-week highs; up 16.08% or 150.0 to 1083.0. Shares in Shiseido Co., Ltd. (T:4911) rose to all time highs; up 15.57% or 1122.0 to 8330.0. Shares in Takara Holdings Inc. (T:2531) rose to all time highs; gaining 10.35% or 134.0 to 1429.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 2.84% to 15.19.
Crude oil for June delivery was down 0.24% or 0.17 to $70.53 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 0.32% or 0.25 to hit $76.87 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.02% or 0.20 to trade at $1320.90 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.12% to 109.53, while EUR/JPY rose 0.40% to 131.14.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.21% at 92.25.