Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Transport, Power and Shipbuilding sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 1.21%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were JFE Holdings, Inc. (TYO:5411), which rose 7.25% or 100.00 points to trade at 1,480.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:9107) added 6.63% or 145.00 points to end at 2,332.00 and Konica Minolta, Inc. (TYO:4902) was up 5.56% or 28.00 points to 532.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Teijin Ltd. (TYO:3401), which fell 9.30% or 126.00 points to trade at 1,229.00 at the close. Ricoh Co., Ltd. (TYO:7752) declined 7.84% or 88.00 points to end at 1,035.00 and Kyowa Kirin Co Ltd (TYO:4151) was down 4.59% or 155.00 points to 3,220.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2299 to 1227 and 270 ended unchanged.
Shares in Teijin Ltd. (TYO:3401) fell to 5-year lows; falling 9.30% or 126.00 to 1,229.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 1.42% to 21.57 a new 1-month low.
Crude oil for December delivery was down 1.62% or 1.50 to $91.11 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 1.32% or 1.30 to hit $97.27 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.34% or 5.75 to trade at $1,670.85 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.66% to 147.55, while EUR/JPY rose 0.32% to 146.46.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.33% at 111.14.