Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Fishery, Transportation Equipment and Steel sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.38%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:4272), which rose 12.09% or 140.0 points to trade at 1298.0 at the close. Ricoh Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:7752) added 9.31% or 105.5 points to end at 1239.0 and Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TOKYO:6302) was up 7.61% or 37.0 points to 523.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Nitto Boseki Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:3110), which lost 18.55% or 97.0 points to trade at 426.0 in late trade. Heiwa Real Estate Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:8803) declined 13.86% or 197.0 points to end at 1224.0 and Obayashi Corp. (TOKYO:1802) shed 2.87% or 30.0 points to 1016.0.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 1110 to 766 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 10.05% to 35.25.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for October delivery was down 0.72% or 0.33 to $45.72 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.73% or 0.36 to hit $49.25 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.04% or 0.50 to trade at $1121.90 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.19% to 119.24, while EUR/JPY rose 0.20% to 132.90.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.04% at 96.29.