Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Paper & Pulp, Precision Instruments and Real Estate sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.61% to hit a new 5-year high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Concordia Financial Group Ltd (T:7186), which rose 5.23% or 33.0 points to trade at 664.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Konami Corp. (T:9766) added 3.79% or 230.0 points to end at 6300.0 and Minebea Mitsumi Inc (T:6479) was up 3.71% or 84.0 points to 2350.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Obayashi Corp. (T:1802), which fell 7.19% or 107.0 points to trade at 1381.0 at the close. Kajima Corp. (T:1812) declined 4.12% or 49.0 points to end at 1139.0 and Taisei Corp. (T:1801) was down 2.74% or 170.0 points to 6045.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2239 to 1054 and 215 ended unchanged.
Shares in Concordia Financial Group Ltd (T:7186) rose to all time highs; gaining 5.23% or 33.0 to 664.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 3.96% to 15.54 a new 1-month low.
Crude oil for January delivery was down 0.09% or 0.05 to $57.31 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to hit $63.40 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.26% or 3.20 to trade at $1251.60 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.04% to 113.43, while EUR/JPY rose 0.08% to 133.71.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.07% at 93.77.