Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Mining, Fishery and Marine Transport sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.70%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Toshiba Corp. (T:6502), which rose 5.74% or 12.4 points to trade at 228.6 at the close. Meanwhile, SUMCO Corp. (T:3436) added 4.55% or 82.0 points to end at 1885.0 and Kobe Steel, Ltd. (T:5406) was up 3.62% or 35.0 points to 1001.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Takara Holdings Inc. (T:2531), which fell 1.69% or 20.0 points to trade at 1160.0 at the close. Shionogi & Co., Ltd. (T:4507) declined 1.62% or 95.0 points to end at 5774.0 and Sapporo Holdings Ltd. (T:2501) was down 1.19% or 36.0 points to 2979.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2129 to 918 and 309 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 1.91% to 20.25 a new 1-month high.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.67% or 0.35 to $52.59 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.76% or 0.42 to hit $55.66 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.20% or 2.55 to trade at $1254.75 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.23% to 111.36, while EUR/JPY rose 0.11% to 117.81.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.08% at 101.16.