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 0.74% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Fujikura Ltd. (T:5803), which rose 3.43% or 16.0 points to trade at 483.0 at the close. Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (T:6976) added 3.29% or 170.0 points to end at 5340.0 and Fanuc Corp. (T:6954) was up 3.15% or 825.0 points to 27045.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Shimizu Corp. (T:1803), which lost 5.36% or 50.0 points to trade at 883.0 in late trade. Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (T:5541) declined 3.06% or 57.0 points to end at 1807.0 and Olympus Corp. (T:7733) shed 2.92% or 70.5 points to 2342.5.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1884 to 1597 and 269 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 17.93 a new 1-month low.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for July delivery was up 0.76% or 0.54 to $71.45 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.88% or 0.64 to hit $73.33 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 1.07% or 20.20 to trade at $1859.40 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.03% to 109.69, while EUR/JPY rose 0.08% to 132.87.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.07% at 90.468.