Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic, Machinery and Mining sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 1.00% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (T:7735), which rose 6.34% or 360.0 points to trade at 6040.0 at the close. Toho Zinc Co., Ltd. (T:5707) added 5.22% or 200.0 points to end at 4030.0 and The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. (T:5631) was up 4.44% or 92.0 points to 2166.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Kikkoman Corp. (T:2801), which lost 2.27% or 150.0 points to trade at 6470.0 in late trade. Taiheiyo Cement Corp. (T:5233) declined 2.08% or 80.0 points to end at 3760.0 and Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (T:4519) shed 1.93% or 150.0 points to 7620.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2552 to 978 and 191 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.05% to 20.10.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for January delivery was up 4.89% or 2.49 to $53.42 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 4.51% or 2.68 to hit $62.14 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.82% or 10.00 to trade at $1236.00 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.06% to 113.50, while EUR/JPY rose 0.37% to 128.91.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.43% at 96.775.