Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Banking, Gas&Water and Chemical sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.19% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO:9064), which rose 6.47% or 137.00 points to trade at 2,255.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. (TYO:4063) added 5.08% or 930.00 points to end at 19,235.00 and Fanuc Corp. (TYO:6954) was up 3.58% or 800.00 points to 23,165.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Dentsu Inc. (TYO:4324), which fell 2.91% or 125.00 points to trade at 4,170.00 at the close. Hitachi Construction Machinery Co (TYO:6305) declined 2.55% or 80.00 points to end at 3,055.00 and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (TYO:7211) was down 2.38% or 12.00 points to 492.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1815 to 1762 and 249 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 1.68% to 17.00 a new 1-month low.
Crude oil for March delivery was down 0.67% or 0.53 to $79.15 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April fell 0.64% or 0.55 to hit $85.85 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.08% or 1.50 to trade at $1,927.90 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.22% to 129.57, while EUR/JPY fell 0.29% to 140.71.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 101.79.
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