Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Food, Gas & Water and Fishery sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.84% to hit a new 6-months high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Kikkoman Corp. (T:2801), which rose 7.11% or 250.0 points to trade at 3765.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Dentsu Inc. (T:4324) added 4.99% or 250.0 points to end at 5260.0 and Terumo Corp. (T:4543) was up 4.70% or 185.0 points to 4125.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were DeNA Co Ltd (T:2432), which fell 4.55% or 150.0 points to trade at 3150.0 at the close. Concordia Financial Group Ltd (T:7186) declined 4.25% or 25.5 points to end at 574.4 and Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:7762) was down 4.07% or 31.0 points to 731.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1815 to 1255 and 284 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 2.68% to 19.15.
Crude oil for January delivery was up 4.80% or 2.47 to $53.97 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 4.36% or 2.37 to hit $56.70 a barrel, while the February Gold contract fell 0.18% or 2.10 to trade at $1159.80 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.16% to 115.55, while EUR/JPY rose 0.17% to 122.09.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.07% at 101.53.