Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.74%

Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Shipbuilding, Marine Transport and Paper&Pulp sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.74%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Kansai Electric Power Co Inc (TYO:9503), which rose 6.36% or 163.00 points to trade at 2,727.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (TYO:5801) added 6.27% or 236.00 points to end at 3,997.00 and Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. (TYO:6504) was up 5.53% or 487.00 points to 9,301.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were CyberAgent Inc (TYO:4751), which fell 4.19% or 42.20 points to trade at 965.80 at the close. Nexon Co Ltd (TYO:3659) declined 3.54% or 90.50 points to end at 2,466.00 and Konami Corp. (TYO:9766) was down 2.61% or 280.00 points to 10,460.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2149 to 1473 and 264 ended unchanged.

Shares in Kansai Electric Power Co Inc (TYO:9503) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 6.36% or 163.00 to 2,727.50.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 4.37% to 16.96.

Crude oil for July delivery was up 0.40% or 0.31 to $78.03 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.40% or 0.33 to hit $82.17 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 1.44% or 33.55 to trade at $2,368.05 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.12% to 156.80, while EUR/JPY fell 0.12% to 170.10.

The US Dollar Index Futures was unchanged 0.00% at 104.64.