Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Retail, Glass and Paper & Pulp sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 1.63%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Oji Holdings Corp. (T:3861), which rose 5.16% or 37.0 points to trade at 754.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. (T:6504) added 4.64% or 37.0 points to end at 835.0 and Tosoh Corp. (T:4042) was up 4.64% or 112.0 points to 2526.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Tokyo Dome Corp. (T:9681), which fell 3.17% or 37.0 points to trade at 1131.0 at the close. Kajima Corp. (T:1812) declined 2.68% or 31.0 points to end at 1125.0 and Shimizu Corp. (T:1803) was down 2.44% or 30.0 points to 1202.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1982 to 1396 and 196 ended unchanged.
Shares in Oji Holdings Corp. (T:3861) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 5.16% or 37.0 to 754.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 1.04% to 14.55.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.63% or 0.36 to $57.69 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 0.70% or 0.44 to hit $63.67 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.14% or 1.80 to trade at $1259.30 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.08% to 112.69, while EUR/JPY rose 0.23% to 132.62.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.11% at 93.36.