Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.18% to hit a new 52-week high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were CyberAgent Inc (T:4751), which rose 3.40% or 125.0 points to trade at 3800.0 at the close. Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (T:6976) added 3.22% or 110.0 points to end at 3530.0 and IHI Corp. (T:7013) was up 2.38% or 66.0 points to 2835.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. (T:3099), which lost 4.64% or 47.0 points to trade at 965.0 in late trade. Sapporo Holdings Ltd. (T:2501) declined 3.72% or 101.0 points to end at 2616.0 and Familymart Ltd (T:8028) shed 2.78% or 73.0 points to 2556.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2407 to 1155 and 241 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 13.20 a new 1-month low.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for March delivery was up 1.01% or 0.59 to $59.17 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 1.13% or 0.73 to hit $65.58 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.05% or 0.85 to trade at $1561.15 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.03% to 110.17, while EUR/JPY rose 0.08% to 122.27.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.01% at 97.365.