Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Glass, Precision Instruments and Retail sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 1.85%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (T:5301), which rose 7.31% or 146.0 points to trade at 2144.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. (T:9983) added 6.95% or 3420.0 points to end at 52650.0 and Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:9064) was up 4.34% or 132.0 points to 3171.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Concordia Financial Group Ltd (T:7186), which fell 8.53% or 47.0 points to trade at 504.0 at the close. Yaskawa Electric Corp. (T:6506) declined 3.95% or 160.0 points to end at 3890.0 and Familymart Ltd (T:8028) was down 2.38% or 270.0 points to 11070.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 0 to 0.
Shares in Concordia Financial Group Ltd (T:7186) fell to 52-week lows; down 8.53% or 47.0 to 504.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 3.86% to 16.19.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.71% or 0.50 to $69.45 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.20% or 0.15 to hit $75.18 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.18% or 2.20 to trade at $1243.40 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.07% to 112.46, while EUR/JPY rose 0.14% to 131.51.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.05% at 94.39.