Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic, Mining and Construction sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.51%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Comsys Holdings Corp. (T:1721), which rose 4.91% or 137.0 points to trade at 2929.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Yamaha Corp. (T:7951) added 3.53% or 170.0 points to end at 4985.0 and Nippon Meat Packers, Inc. (T:2282) was up 2.87% or 130.0 points to 4665.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (T:5801), which fell 2.95% or 150.0 points to trade at 4940.0 at the close. Rakuten Inc (T:4755) declined 2.86% or 24.4 points to end at 828.7 and Yaskawa Electric Corp. (T:6506) was down 2.80% or 130.0 points to 4520.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1838 to 1495 and 224 ended unchanged.
Shares in Yamaha Corp. (T:7951) rose to all time highs; up 3.53% or 170.0 to 4985.0. Shares in Rakuten Inc (T:4755) fell to 3-years lows; losing 2.86% or 24.4 to 828.7.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 5.69% to 22.86.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.34% or 0.21 to $62.27 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.42% or 0.28 to hit $67.39 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.31% or 4.10 to trade at $1332.00 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.18% to 107.13, while EUR/JPY rose 0.18% to 131.55.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.03% at 89.85.