Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Shipbuilding, Finance & Investment and Communication sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.31%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366), which rose 5.58% or 15.0 points to trade at 284.0 at the close. NEC Corp. (T:6701) added 3.01% or 120.0 points to end at 4110.0 and JGC Corp. (T:1963) was up 2.78% or 38.0 points to 1405.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (T:7735), which lost 3.10% or 125.0 points to trade at 3905.0 in late trade. Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd. (T:1332) declined 2.63% or 18.0 points to end at 667.0 and Yamaha Corp. (T:7951) shed 2.49% or 130.0 points to 5100.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2208 to 1293 and 231 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 0.76% to 18.56.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for July delivery was down 0.82% or 0.48 to $58.33 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 0.06% or 0.04 to hit $67.43 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.08% or 1.05 to trade at $1285.35 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.23% to 109.55, while EUR/JPY rose 0.29% to 122.68.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.05% at 97.523.