Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Paper & Pulp, Mining and Financial Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 2.34%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Tokuyama Corp. (T:4043), which rose 10.31% or 27.0 points to trade at 289.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (T:7735) added 7.99% or 81.0 points to end at 1095.0 and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (T:9104) was up 7.24% or 16.0 points to 237.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Hitachi Zosen Corp. (T:7004), which fell 4.24% or 23.0 points to trade at 520.0 at the close. Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (T:7211) declined 3.47% or 19.0 points to end at 528.0 and Suzuki Motor Corp. (T:7269) was down 0.85% or 23.5 points to 2739.5.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1808 to 141 and 48 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 5.04% to 32.77.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 1.15% or 0.56 to $49.12 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 1.24% or 0.61 to hit $49.78 a barrel, while the August Gold contract fell 0.58% or 7.55 to trade at $1287.25 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.47% to 104.67, while EUR/JPY rose 1.01% to 118.66.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.52% at 93.81.