Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Finance&Investment, Shipbuilding and Banking sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.27%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Konami Corp. (TYO:9766), which rose 4.26% or 322.00 points to trade at 7,874.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Resonac Holdings Corp (TYO:4004) added 4.22% or 120.50 points to end at 2,978.00 and Nomura Holdings Inc (TYO:8604) was up 4.16% or 26.70 points to 669.20 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were LY Corp (TYO:4689), which fell 2.38% or 11.80 points to trade at 483.30 at the close. Shiseido Co., Ltd. (TYO:4911) declined 2.18% or 94.00 points to end at 4,212.00 and Yaskawa Electric Corp. (TYO:6506) was down 1.67% or 96.00 points to 5,650.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 0 to 0.
Shares in Resonac Holdings Corp (TYO:4004) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 4.22% or 120.50 to 2,978.00. Shares in Nomura Holdings Inc (TYO:8604) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 4.16% or 26.70 to 669.20.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 1.23% to 18.46.
Crude oil for February delivery was down 1.46% or 1.08 to $72.73 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 1.33% or 1.05 to hit $77.71 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.57% or 11.60 to trade at $2,038.20 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.32% to 144.18, while EUR/JPY fell 0.30% to 157.79.
The US Dollar Index Futures was unchanged 0.00% at 102.13.
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