Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Electrical/Machinery, Power and Trading sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 1.21%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Eisai Co., Ltd. (T:4523), which rose 16.34% or 1504.0 points to trade at 10710.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (T:6976) added 8.54% or 270.0 points to end at 3430.0 and Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (T:7735) was up 5.08% or 385.0 points to 7965.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (T:7201), which fell 3.84% or 40.0 points to trade at 1002.0 at the close. Otsuka Holdings Ltd (T:4578) declined 3.65% or 184.0 points to end at 4851.0 and Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (T:5301) was down 3.64% or 73.0 points to 1935.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2689 to 728 and 152 ended unchanged.
Shares in Eisai Co., Ltd. (T:4523) rose to all time highs; up 16.34% or 1504.0 to 10710.0. Shares in Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (T:7201) fell to 52-week lows; falling 3.84% or 40.0 to 1002.0. Shares in Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (T:6976) rose to all time highs; rising 8.54% or 270.0 to 3430.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 11.58% to 18.17.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.22% or 0.16 to $73.64 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.69% or 0.53 to hit $77.64 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.46% or 5.80 to trade at $1261.60 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.02% to 110.45, while EUR/JPY rose 0.25% to 130.04.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.27% at 93.51.