Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Fishery, Transportation Equipment and Warehousing sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.29%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Unitika, Ltd. (T:3103), which rose 4.48% or 3.0 points to trade at 70.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Astellas Pharma Inc. (T:4503) added 3.54% or 54.0 points to end at 1578.5 and Asahi Kasei Corp. (T:3407) was up 3.41% or 29.7 points to 901.4 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Toho Co., Ltd. (T:9602), which fell 2.65% or 85.0 points to trade at 3120.0 at the close. Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. (T:5713) declined 2.57% or 35.0 points to end at 1327.5 and SUMCO Corp. (T:3436) was down 2.05% or 19.0 points to 906.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1926 to 1024 and 354 ended unchanged.
Shares in Unitika, Ltd. (T:3103) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 4.48% or 3.0 to 70.0. Shares in Asahi Kasei Corp. (T:3407) rose to 52-week highs; up 3.41% or 29.7 to 901.4.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 1.68% to 18.79.
Crude oil for December delivery was down 0.37% or 0.19 to $50.66 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.23% or 0.12 to hit $51.66 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.03% or 0.35 to trade at $1267.35 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.03% to 103.75, while EUR/JPY fell 0.09% to 112.95.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.01% at 98.61.