Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Paper & Pulp, Services and Communication sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.88% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (T:6976), which rose 7.59% or 235.0 points to trade at 3330.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (T:5301) added 3.91% or 75.0 points to end at 1991.0 and Showa Denko K.K. (T:4004) was up 3.90% or 200.0 points to 5330.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (T:5541), which fell 2.27% or 85.0 points to trade at 3655.0 at the close. Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (T:4568) declined 2.25% or 99.0 points to end at 4308.0 and Familymart Ltd (T:8028) was down 1.89% or 190.0 points to 9870.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2833 to 617 and 189 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 2.28% to 14.55.
Crude oil for October delivery was down 0.44% or 0.30 to $68.42 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 0.21% or 0.16 to hit $75.97 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.26% or 3.10 to trade at $1210.20 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.07% to 111.19, while EUR/JPY fell 0.13% to 129.15.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.03% at 95.11.