Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Precision Instruments, Banking and Communication sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.40%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Tokuyama Corp. (T:4043), which rose 8.46% or 27.0 points to trade at 346.0 at the close. Resona Holdings, Inc. (T:8308) added 7.10% or 29.5 points to end at 445.2 and Tosoh Corp. (T:4042) was up 6.63% or 35.0 points to 563.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included NEC Corp. (T:6701), which lost 11.29% or 32.0 points to trade at 251.5 in late trade. Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. (T:4005) declined 9.46% or 43.5 points to end at 416.5 and Meidensha Corp. (T:6508) shed 9.07% or 32.0 points to 321.0.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 1430 to 549 and 78 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 7.41% to 24.63 a new 3-month low.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.14% or 0.06 to $41.66 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 0.39% or 0.17 to hit $43.70 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.18% or 2.45 to trade at $1355.05 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.50% to 102.54, while EUR/JPY rose 0.53% to 114.48.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.10% at 95.63.