Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Shipbuilding, Insurance and Trading sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 1.96% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Olympus Corp. (T:7733), which rose 16.95% or 700.0 points to trade at 4830.0 at the close. NTN Corp. (T:6472) added 7.55% or 41.0 points to end at 584.0 and Marui Group Co., Ltd. (T:8252) was up 7.50% or 120.0 points to 1720.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included DOWA Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:5714), which lost 13.79% or 146.0 points to trade at 913.0 in late trade. Nippon Soda Co., Ltd. (T:4041) declined 10.20% or 94.0 points to end at 828.0 and Toshiba Corp. (T:6502) shed 7.49% or 25.1 points to 310.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1548 to 325 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 3.50% to 21.48 a new 1-month low.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.82% or 0.36 to $44.66 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.71% or 0.34 to hit $48.51 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.43% or 4.70 to trade at $1092.40 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.15% to 123.33, while EUR/JPY rose 0.38% to 132.78.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.19% at 99.10.