Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Electrical/Machinery, Paper & Pulp and Machinery sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.48% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Hokuetsu Kishu Paper Co., Ltd. (T:3865), which rose 4.05% or 25.0 points to trade at 643.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (T:7735) added 3.15% or 145.0 points to end at 4755.0 and Yamaha Motor Co Ltd (T:7272) was up 3.15% or 71.0 points to 2323.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nippon Meat Packers, Inc. (T:2282), which fell 5.48% or 235.0 points to trade at 4055.0 at the close. Nippon Express Co., Ltd. (T:9062) declined 3.91% or 260.0 points to end at 6390.0 and Hitachi Zosen Corp. (T:7004) was down 1.96% or 7.0 points to 350.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2566 to 964 and 199 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 2.62% to 17.11.
Crude oil for April delivery was down 0.40% or 0.23 to $57.03 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 0.42% or 0.28 to hit $66.97 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.12% or 1.65 to trade at $1331.15 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.04% to 110.64, while EUR/JPY rose 0.07% to 125.57.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.11% at 96.262.