Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Power, Financial Services and Services sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.03% to hit a new all time high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd. (TOKYO:1332), which rose 4.62% or 17.0 points to trade at 385.0 at the close. Teijin Ltd. (TOKYO:3401) added 3.89% or 18.0 points to end at 481.0 and Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (TOKYO:9501) was up 3.81% or 27.0 points to 736.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Yahoo Japan Corp. (TOKYO:4689), which lost 3.24% or 18.0 points to trade at 538.0 in late trade. Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:7735) declined 2.40% or 23.0 points to end at 934.0 and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TOKYO:9107) shed 2.22% or 7.0 points to 308.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1175 to 705 and 3 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 0.49% to 18.56.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for July delivery was down 0.72% or 0.43 to $59.87 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 0.63% or 0.41 to hit $65.14 a barrel, while the August Gold contract fell 0.06% or 0.70 to trade at $1189.10 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.02% to 124.14, while EUR/JPY fell 0.41% to 135.80.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.31% at 97.24.