Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic, Precision Instruments and Shipbuilding sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 1.02% 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 7.52% or 345.0 points to trade at 4935.0 at the close. Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (T:6976) added 6.74% or 154.0 points to end at 2440.0 and Rakuten Inc (T:4755) was up 6.33% or 56.0 points to 940.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Suzuki Motor Corp. (T:7269), which lost 3.88% or 222.0 points to trade at 5506.0 in late trade. Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:3382) declined 2.18% or 107.0 points to end at 4795.0 and Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd. (T:4021) shed 1.60% or 90.0 points to 5530.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2458 to 1085 and 195 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 0.12% to 16.80.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for April delivery was up 0.43% or 0.24 to $56.04 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 0.48% or 0.31 to hit $65.38 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.64% or 8.25 to trade at $1290.95 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.02% to 111.88, while EUR/JPY fell 0.32% to 126.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.06% at 96.507.