Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.56% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Rakuten Inc (T:4755), which rose 4.17% or 41.0 points to trade at 1025.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Taisei Corp. (T:1801) added 3.45% or 130.0 points to end at 3900.0 and Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:9064) was up 3.00% or 54.5 points to 1869.5 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Alps Electric Co., Ltd. (T:6770), which fell 1.90% or 37.0 points to trade at 1906.0 at the close. NEC Corp. (T:6701) declined 1.84% or 85.0 points to end at 4545.0 and CyberAgent Inc (T:4751) was down 1.48% or 65.0 points to 4335.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2593 to 874 and 230 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 16.41 a new 1-month low.
Crude oil for October delivery was up 0.96% or 0.54 to $57.06 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.84% or 0.52 to hit $62.06 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.12% or 1.75 to trade at $1513.75 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.06% to 106.97, while EUR/JPY rose 0.10% to 118.02.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.05% at 98.407.