Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Banking, Real Estate and Financial Services sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.11%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Toho Co., Ltd. (T:9602), which rose 5.61% or 170.0 points to trade at 3200.0 at the close. DOWA Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:5714) added 4.04% or 31.0 points to end at 798.0 and DeNA Co Ltd (T:2432) was up 3.61% or 80.0 points to 2297.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Tokuyama Corp. (T:4043), which lost 3.28% or 16.0 points to trade at 472.0 in late trade. Showa Denko K.K. (T:4004) declined 1.94% or 34.0 points to end at 1715.0 and SUMCO Corp. (T:3436) shed 1.86% or 34.0 points to 1790.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2177 to 868 and 289 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 1.23% to 23.03 a new 3-month high.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.88% or 0.47 to $52.71 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.91% or 0.51 to hit $55.38 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.16% or 2.00 to trade at $1290.50 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.27% to 108.36, while EUR/JPY fell 0.08% to 115.22.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.26% at 100.23.