Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Mining, Shipbuilding and Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.58%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were JGC Corp. (T:1963), which rose 14.93% or 205.00 points to trade at 1,578.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Yokogawa Electric Corp. (T:6841) added 9.69% or 182.00 points to end at 2,060.00 and Toho Zinc Co., Ltd. (T:5707) was up 6.70% or 179.00 points to 2,851.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. (T:9532), which fell 5.44% or 121.00 points to trade at 2,105.00 at the close. Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. (T:9531) declined 3.11% or 73.00 points to end at 2,276.00 and Obayashi Corp. (T:1802) was down 2.95% or 27.00 points to 887.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2338 to 1232 and 209 ended unchanged.
Shares in JGC Corp. (T:1963) rose to 52-week highs; up 14.93% or 205.00 to 1,578.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.24% to 28.60.
Crude oil for April delivery was down 3.38% or 3.69 to $105.64 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 3.17% or 3.57 to hit $109.10 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.37% or 7.35 to trade at $1,977.65 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.42% to 117.78, while EUR/JPY rose 0.58% to 128.68.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.07% at 99.11.