Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Paper & Pulp, Shipbuilding and Communication sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.55% to hit a new 5-year high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Itochu Corp. (T:8001), which rose 6.98% or 145.2 points to trade at 2226.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (T:7735) added 4.67% or 310.0 points to end at 6950.0 and JTEKT Corp. (T:6473) was up 4.45% or 74.0 points to 1737.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Takashimaya Co., Ltd. (T:8233), which fell 3.75% or 72.0 points to trade at 1847.0 at the close. Yamaha Corp. (T:7951) declined 2.99% or 180.0 points to end at 5840.0 and Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366) was down 2.92% or 27.0 points to 898.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1783 to 1640 and 197 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 2.63% to 16.76.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.08% or 0.06 to $73.31 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 0.12% or 0.10 to hit $82.83 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.53% or 6.30 to trade at $1189.90 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.24% to 113.97, while EUR/JPY rose 0.17% to 132.16.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 94.82.