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 added 1.38% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Alps Electric Co., Ltd. (T:6770), which rose 9.20% or 135.0 points to trade at 1602.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (T:7201) added 7.83% or 35.4 points to end at 487.6 and Credit Saison Co., Ltd. (T:8253) was up 7.73% or 106.0 points to 1478.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (T:4519), which fell 4.13% or 675.0 points to trade at 15680.0 at the close. Secom Co., Ltd. (T:9735) declined 2.76% or 267.0 points to end at 9400.0 and Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:9064) was down 2.70% or 65.0 points to 2338.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2658 to 914 and 130 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 26.02 a new 3-months low.
Crude oil for July delivery was up 1.31% or 0.52 to $40.07 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 1.47% or 0.62 to hit $42.92 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.75% or 12.65 to trade at $1695.65 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.01% to 109.57, while EUR/JPY rose 0.09% to 123.79.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.04% at 96.888.