Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic, Mining and Shipbuilding sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.26% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd. (T:8804), which rose 6.12% or 74.0 points to trade at 1283.0 at the close. Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. (T:5002) added 5.50% or 88.0 points to end at 1688.0 and Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (T:6976) was up 4.94% or 77.0 points to 1637.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Daikin Industries, Ltd. (T:6367), which lost 2.83% or 345.0 points to trade at 11840.0 in late trade. Trend Micro Inc. (T:4704) declined 2.03% or 130.0 points to end at 6280.0 and Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd. (T:4021) shed 1.98% or 120.0 points to 5950.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2167 to 1364 and 185 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 4.42% to 20.78 a new 1-month low.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for March delivery was down 0.55% or 0.30 to $53.89 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 0.46% or 0.29 to hit $62.41 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.14% or 1.85 to trade at $1280.75 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.11% to 109.64, while EUR/JPY fell 0.02% to 124.72.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.03% at 95.965.