Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.31%
Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the gained 0.31%.
The best performers of the session on the were Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (TYO:), which rose 4.05% or 118.00 points to trade at 3,030.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. (TYO:) added 4.01% or 162.00 points to end at 4,203.00 and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:) was up 3.76% or 86.00 points to 2,373.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were J.Front Retailing Co., Ltd. (TYO:), which fell 3.72% or 45.00 points to trade at 1,166.00 at the close. Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. (TYO:) declined 3.56% or 48.00 points to end at 1,302.00 and Takashimaya Co., Ltd. (TYO:) was down 3.28% or 62.00 points to 1,827.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1794 to 1720 and 279 ended unchanged.
The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 0.29% to 24.06.
Crude oil for December delivery was down 1.40% or 1.19 to $83.86 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 1.27% or 1.16 to hit $90.18 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.02% or 0.25 to trade at $1,656.05 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 1.04% to 149.18, while EUR/JPY rose 0.85% to 146.80.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.12% at 112.11.
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