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 rose 0.56% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Rakuten Inc (T:4755), which rose 4.17% or 41.0 points to trade at 1025.0 at the close. Taisei Corp. (T:1801) added 3.45% or 130.0 points to end at 3900.0 and Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:9064) was up 3.00% or 54.5 points to 1869.5 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Alps Electric Co., Ltd. (T:6770), which lost 1.90% or 37.0 points to trade at 1906.0 in late trade. NEC Corp. (T:6701) declined 1.84% or 85.0 points to end at 4545.0 and CyberAgent Inc (T:4751) shed 1.48% or 65.0 points to 4335.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2593 to 874 and 230 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 16.41 a new 1-month low.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for October delivery was up 0.99% or 0.56 to $57.08 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.88% or 0.54 to hit $62.08 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.12% or 1.85 to trade at $1513.65 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.05% to 106.95, while EUR/JPY rose 0.09% to 118.00.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.05% at 98.412.