Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Power, Transport and Financial Services sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.74% to hit a new all time high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Sojitz Corp. (TOKYO:2768), which rose 7.37% or 21.0 points to trade at 306.0 at the close. Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (TOKYO:9501) added 6.67% or 39.0 points to end at 624.0 and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TOKYO:7011) was up 4.31% or 32.3 points to 781.8 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. (TOKYO:2502), which lost 1.98% or 81.5 points to trade at 4025.5 in late trade. Konica Minolta, Inc. (TOKYO:4902) declined 1.95% or 31.0 points to end at 1557.0 and Nisshin Steel Holdings Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:5413) shed 1.93% or 31.0 points to 1572.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1159 to 722 and 2 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 0.46% to 17.50.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for July delivery was up 0.06% or 0.04 to $59.76 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 0.10% or 0.07 to hit $65.31 a barrel, while the August Gold contract rose 0.05% or 0.60 to trade at $1205.50 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.03% to 121.59, while EUR/JPY fell 0.05% to 133.79.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.04% at 96.30.