Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Insurance, Banking and Fishery sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.65%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were JGC Corp. (TYO:1963), which rose 3.54% or 59.00 points to trade at 1,726.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Mitsui Engineering&Shipbuilding (TYO:7003) added 3.23% or 12.00 points to end at 384.00 and NTN Corp. (TYO:6472) was up 3.07% or 8.00 points to 269.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (TYO:9501), which fell 4.28% or 22.00 points to trade at 492.00 at the close. Resona Holdings, Inc. (TYO:8308) declined 2.75% or 20.30 points to end at 719.00 and Shinsei Bank, Ltd. (TYO:8303) was down 2.63% or 59.00 points to 2,183.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1821 to 1764 and 269 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 3.27% to 20.20.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 2.40% or 1.86 to $79.35 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to hit $84.50 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.60% or 10.70 to trade at $1,806.00 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.16% to 132.57, while EUR/JPY unchanged 0.00% to 140.94.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.08% at 104.04.
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