Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Precision Instruments, Food and Transportation Equipment sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.26% to hit a new 3-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. (TYO:5202), which rose 17.72% or 70.00 points to trade at 465.00 at the close. Fujikura Ltd. (TYO:5803) added 16.07% or 126.00 points to end at 910.00 and Suzuki Motor Corp. (TYO:7269) was up 10.44% or 451.00 points to 4,772.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. (TYO:3863), which lost 7.17% or 69.00 points to trade at 894.00 in late trade. MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings (TYO:8725) declined 6.42% or 276.00 points to end at 4,023.00 and Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. (TYO:8766) shed 4.86% or 374.00 points to 7,326.00.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 1842 to 1664 and 274 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 5.71% to 20.35.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.70% or 0.62 to $89.63 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 0.64% or 0.61 to hit $95.53 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.17% or 3.05 to trade at $1,794.25 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.08% to 135.07, while EUR/JPY rose 0.30% to 137.82.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.27% at 106.21.