Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Paper & Pulp, Machinery and Chemical sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.33%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. (T:5802), which rose 14.26% or 179.5 points to trade at 1438.5 at the close. Shiseido Co., Ltd. (T:4911) added 9.88% or 242.0 points to end at 2692.5 and NTN Corp. (T:6472) was up 6.09% or 21.0 points to 366.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Meidensha Corp. (T:6508), which lost 15.04% or 71.0 points to trade at 401.0 in late trade. Nippon Soda Co., Ltd. (T:4041) declined 12.28% or 69.0 points to end at 493.0 and The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. (T:5101) shed 7.32% or 124.0 points to 1569.0.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 1133 to 759 and 110 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 0.88% to 27.54.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for June delivery was up 1.32% or 0.61 to $46.82 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 1.30% or 0.62 to hit $48.45 a barrel, while the June Gold contract rose 0.76% or 9.65 to trade at $1282.35 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.15% to 108.81, while EUR/JPY rose 0.19% to 123.09.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.01% at 94.59.