Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Power, Retail and Machinery sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.52%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Taiheiyo Cement Corp. (TYO:5233), which rose 4.53% or 116.50 points to trade at 2,688.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. (TYO:3863) added 4.33% or 53.00 points to end at 1,278.00 and Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (TYO:4568) was up 4.11% or 202.00 points to 5,111.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:9107), which fell 4.01% or 133.00 points to trade at 3,182.00 at the close. Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (TYO:9501) declined 3.89% or 20.40 points to end at 504.40 and Nippon Yusen K.K (TYO:9101) was down 2.37% or 73.00 points to 3,003.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2784 to 837 and 217 ended unchanged.
Shares in Taiheiyo Cement Corp. (TYO:5233) rose to 52-week highs; rising 4.53% or 116.50 to 2,688.50. Shares in Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. (TYO:3863) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 4.33% or 53.00 to 1,278.00. Shares in Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (TYO:4568) rose to all time highs; up 4.11% or 202.00 to 5,111.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 6.78% to 21.59.
Crude oil for July delivery was down 1.51% or 1.06 to $69.11 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 1.42% or 1.06 to hit $73.73 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.17% or 3.30 to trade at $1,973.90 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.20% to 139.59, while EUR/JPY rose 0.13% to 150.08.
The US Dollar Index Futures was unchanged 0.00% at 103.14.