Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.55%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were JFE Holdings, Inc. (T:5411), which rose 7.21% or 116.0 points to trade at 1725.0 at the close. Ricoh Co., Ltd. (T:7752) added 5.75% or 67.0 points to end at 1232.0 and Yamaha Corp. (T:7951) was up 5.71% or 340.0 points to 6290.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included DeNA Co Ltd (T:2432), which lost 10.06% or 235.0 points to trade at 2100.0 in late trade. Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366) declined 6.61% or 32.0 points to end at 452.0 and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107) shed 6.36% or 215.0 points to 3165.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2220 to 1300 and 225 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 18.48.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.77% or 0.50 to $65.40 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.73% or 0.50 to hit $68.78 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.15% or 2.75 to trade at $1834.05 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.39% to 109.03, while EUR/JPY rose 0.34% to 132.41.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 90.278.