Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Transportation Equipment, Machinery and Chemical sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.90% to hit a new 5-year high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Fujikura Ltd. (TYO:5803), which rose 7.58% or 73.00 points to trade at 1,036.00 at the close. Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. (TYO:8766) added 5.72% or 163.50 points to end at 3,024.00 and Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:7012) was up 3.71% or 105.00 points to 2,932.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Toyo Seikan Group Holdings, Ltd. (TYO:5901), which lost 2.92% or 64.00 points to trade at 2,125.00 in late trade. Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (TYO:4568) declined 1.93% or 96.00 points to end at 4,875.00 and SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings Inc. (TYO:9412) shed 1.45% or 8.00 points to 544.00.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2372 to 1217 and 257 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 1.95% to 20.07.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for July delivery was down 0.60% or 0.43 to $71.26 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 0.61% or 0.46 to hit $75.12 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.18% or 3.65 to trade at $1,977.95 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.08% to 137.88, while EUR/JPY fell 0.13% to 148.95.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.04% at 103.12.