Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Transportation Equipment, Machinery and Chemical sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.90% to hit a new 5-year high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Fujikura Ltd. (TYO:5803), which rose 7.58% or 73.00 points to trade at 1,036.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. (TYO:8766) added 5.72% or 163.50 points to end at 3,024.00 and Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:7012) was up 3.71% or 105.00 points to 2,932.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Toyo Seikan Group Holdings, Ltd. (TYO:5901), which fell 2.92% or 64.00 points to trade at 2,125.00 at the close. Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (TYO:4568) declined 1.93% or 96.00 points to end at 4,875.00 and SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings Inc. (TYO:9412) was down 1.45% or 8.00 points to 544.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2372 to 1217 and 257 ended unchanged.
Shares in Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. (TYO:8766) rose to all time highs; rising 5.72% or 163.50 to 3,024.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 1.95% to 20.07.
Crude oil for July delivery was down 0.61% or 0.44 to $71.25 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 0.61% or 0.46 to hit $75.12 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.18% or 3.60 to trade at $1,978.00 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.08% to 137.88, while EUR/JPY fell 0.13% to 148.94.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.04% at 103.12.