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 1.82%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd. (T:4272), which rose 10.87% or 123.0 points to trade at 1255.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (T:9104) added 10.62% or 600.0 points to end at 6250.0 and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107) was up 9.14% or 340.0 points to 4060.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Mazda Motor Corp (T:7261), which fell 5.69% or 61.0 points to trade at 1011.0 at the close. West Japan Railway Co. (T:9021) declined 3.89% or 230.0 points to end at 5687.0 and Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (T:4568) was down 3.38% or 73.0 points to 2086.5.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2535 to 1050 and 174 ended unchanged.
Shares in Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd. (T:4272) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 10.87% or 123.0 to 1255.0. Shares in Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (T:9104) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 10.62% or 600.0 to 6250.0. Shares in Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107) rose to 5-year highs; rising 9.14% or 340.0 to 4060.0. Shares in Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (T:4568) fell to 52-week lows; down 3.38% or 73.0 to 2086.5.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 22.93.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.80% or 0.59 to $73.36 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.84% or 0.63 to hit $74.78 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.40% or 7.35 to trade at $1809.85 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.02% to 109.72, while EUR/JPY rose 0.20% to 130.41.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.21% at 91.998.