Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Mining, Insurance and Warehousing sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.77% to hit a new 6-months high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Furukawa Co., Ltd. (T:5715), which rose 6.28% or 12.0 points to trade at 203.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Unitika, Ltd. (T:3103) added 4.88% or 4.0 points to end at 86.0 and Familymart Ltd (T:8028) was up 4.75% or 320.0 points to 7050.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were DOWA Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:5714), which fell 3.28% or 28.0 points to trade at 825.0 at the close. Mitsubishi Materials Corp. (T:5711) declined 2.87% or 100.0 points to end at 3379.9 and Konami Corp. (T:9766) was down 2.70% or 105.0 points to 3790.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2223 to 820 and 298 ended unchanged.
Shares in Unitika, Ltd. (T:3103) rose to 5-year highs; up 4.88% or 4.0 to 86.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.51% to 19.41.
Crude oil for January delivery was up 1.40% or 0.65 to $47.01 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 1.41% or 0.66 to hit $47.52 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.38% or 4.55 to trade at $1213.25 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.12% to 111.03, while EUR/JPY rose 0.34% to 117.81.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.14% at 101.27.