Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Shipbuilding, Non-Metal Minerals and Communication sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.09% to hit a new 5-year high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Fujikura Ltd. (TYO:5803), which rose 23.85% or 300.00 points to trade at 1,558.00 at the close. Nisshinbo Holdings Inc. (TYO:3105) added 9.24% or 115.00 points to end at 1,359.50 and SoftBank Group Corp. (TYO:9984) was up 8.72% or 641.00 points to 7,991.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (TYO:7201), which lost 11.56% or 72.30 points to trade at 553.10 in late trade. Nikon Corp. (TYO:7731) declined 7.24% or 111.50 points to end at 1,429.50 and Teijin Ltd. (TYO:3401) shed 7.22% or 97.50 points to 1,253.00.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 0 to 0 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 2.78% to 19.25.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for March delivery was down 0.36% or 0.28 to $76.56 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in April fell 0.34% or 0.28 to hit $81.91 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.03% or 0.60 to trade at $2,038.10 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.08% to 149.18, while EUR/JPY rose 0.03% to 161.02.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.08% at 103.91.