Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Finance & Investment, Marine Transport and Real Estate sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 1.71% to hit a new 6-months high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:7762), which rose 9.63% or 57.0 points to trade at 649.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Nippon Yusen K.K (T:9101) added 7.31% or 14.0 points to end at 205.5 and SUMCO Corp. (T:3436) was up 7.30% or 87.0 points to 1279.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Shionogi & Co., Ltd. (T:4507), which fell 4.66% or 254.0 points to trade at 5198.0 at the close. Japan Tobacco Inc (T:2914) declined 1.88% or 71.0 points to end at 3700.0 and Yahoo Japan Corp. (T:4689) was down 1.87% or 7.5 points to 393.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2473 to 604 and 240 ended unchanged.
Shares in Japan Tobacco Inc (T:2914) fell to 52-week lows; losing 1.88% or 71.0 to 3700.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 0.79% to 21.72.
Crude oil for December delivery was down 0.21% or 0.09 to $43.32 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to hit $44.75 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.46% or 5.60 to trade at $1218.70 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.82% to 107.56, while EUR/JPY rose 0.06% to 116.00.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.61% at 99.59.