Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Gas & Water, Transportation Equipment and Railway & Bus sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.48%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:3382), which rose 2.95% or 145.0 points to trade at 5053.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Familymart Ltd (T:8028) added 2.78% or 330.0 points to end at 12180.0 and Takara Holdings Inc. (T:2531) was up 2.74% or 38.0 points to 1425.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Sekisui House, Ltd. (T:1928), which fell 6.98% or 140.0 points to trade at 1865.0 at the close. Tokyo Dome Corp. (T:9681) declined 4.54% or 48.0 points to end at 1010.0 and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107) was down 2.88% or 65.5 points to 2211.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1907 to 1431 and 231 ended unchanged.
Shares in Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:3382) rose to 52-week highs; up 2.95% or 145.0 to 5053.0. Shares in Familymart Ltd (T:8028) rose to all time highs; rising 2.78% or 330.0 to 12180.0. Shares in Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107) fell to 52-week lows; down 2.88% or 65.5 to 2211.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 9.33% to 16.05.
Crude oil for July delivery was down 0.20% or 0.13 to $65.61 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 0.14% or 0.11 to hit $76.35 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.21% or 2.70 to trade at $1300.00 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.37% to 109.95, while EUR/JPY rose 0.64% to 129.75.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.04% at 93.51.