Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 1.16% By Investing.com

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 1.16%.

The best performers of the session on the were Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. (TYO:), which rose 4.70% or 56.00 points to trade at 1,247.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Keisei Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (TYO:) added 3.56% or 135.00 points to end at 3,930.00 and West Japan Railway Co. (TYO:) was up 3.37% or 180.00 points to 5,527.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Chiyoda Corp. (TYO:), which fell 2.38% or 10.00 points to trade at 410.00 at the close. JGC Corp. (TYO:) declined 1.99% or 40.00 points to end at 1,969.00 and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:) was down 1.77% or 94.00 points to 5,210.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2403 to 1105 and 289 ended unchanged.

Shares in Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. (TYO:) rose to 3-years highs; up 4.70% or 56.00 to 1,247.00. Shares in Keisei Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (TYO:) rose to 52-week highs; up 3.56% or 135.00 to 3,930.00.

The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 2.84% to 19.49.

Crude oil for October delivery was down 0.14% or 0.12 to $86.67 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.02% or 0.02 to hit $92.86 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.43% or 7.35 to trade at $1,735.95 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.21% to 142.82, while EUR/JPY rose 1.80% to 145.65.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 1.04% at 107.60.