Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Shipbuilding, Insurance and Trading sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 1.96% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Olympus Corp. (T:7733), which rose 16.95% or 700.0 points to trade at 4830.0 at the close. Meanwhile, NTN Corp. (T:6472) added 7.55% or 41.0 points to end at 584.0 and Marui Group Co., Ltd. (T:8252) was up 7.50% or 120.0 points to 1720.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were DOWA Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:5714), which fell 13.79% or 146.0 points to trade at 913.0 at the close. Nippon Soda Co., Ltd. (T:4041) declined 10.20% or 94.0 points to end at 828.0 and Toshiba Corp. (T:6502) was down 7.49% or 25.1 points to 310.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1548 to 325.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 3.50% to 21.48 a new 1-month low.
Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.82% or 0.36 to $44.66 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.75% or 0.36 to hit $48.53 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.43% or 4.70 to trade at $1092.40 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.15% to 123.33, while EUR/JPY rose 0.38% to 132.78.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.19% at 99.10.