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 rose 0.74% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Fujikura Ltd. (T:5803), which rose 3.43% or 16.0 points to trade at 483.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (T:6976) added 3.29% or 170.0 points to end at 5340.0 and Fanuc Corp. (T:6954) was up 3.15% or 825.0 points to 27045.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Shimizu Corp. (T:1803), which fell 5.36% or 50.0 points to trade at 883.0 at the close. Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (T:5541) declined 3.06% or 57.0 points to end at 1807.0 and Olympus Corp. (T:7733) was down 2.92% or 70.5 points to 2342.5.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1884 to 1597 and 269 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 17.93 a new 1-month low.
Crude oil for July delivery was up 0.76% or 0.54 to $71.45 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.88% or 0.64 to hit $73.33 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 1.07% or 20.20 to trade at $1859.40 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.03% to 109.69, while EUR/JPY rose 0.08% to 132.87.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.07% at 90.468.