Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Mining, Banking and Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.24%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107), which rose 6.24% or 410.0 points to trade at 6980.0 at the close. Inpex Corp. (T:1605) added 4.57% or 48.0 points to end at 1099.0 and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (T:9104) was up 3.88% or 320.0 points to 8560.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (T:7003), which lost 9.92% or 39.0 points to trade at 354.0 in late trade. Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (T:5541) declined 4.23% or 98.0 points to end at 2218.0 and Nippon Express Co., Ltd. (T:9147) shed 3.33% or 230.0 points to 6680.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2342 to 1239 and 205 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.73% to 25.74.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for March delivery was down 0.23% or 0.20 to $84.94 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in April fell 0.10% or 0.09 to hit $86.99 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.35% or 6.50 to trade at $1838.30 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.10% to 113.79, while EUR/JPY fell 0.23% to 128.62.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.34% at 95.960.