Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Rubber, Steel and Food sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.49%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Kikkoman Corp. (TOKYO:2801), which rose 5.07% or 210.0 points to trade at 4355.0 at the close. Teijin Ltd. (TOKYO:3401) added 4.88% or 20.0 points to end at 430.0 and Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:4151) was up 3.67% or 78.0 points to 2203.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Chiyoda Corp. (TOKYO:6366), which lost 3.71% or 38.0 points to trade at 987.0 in late trade. Comsys Holdings Corp. (TOKYO:1721) declined 3.00% or 51.0 points to end at 1648.0 and Tokuyama Corp. (TOKYO:4043) shed 2.35% or 5.0 points to 208.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1337 to 541 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 1.06% to 16.82.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for October delivery was down 0.97% or 0.42 to $42.69 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.94% or 0.46 to hit $48.73 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.51% or 5.70 to trade at $1118.40 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.11% to 124.42, while EUR/JPY fell 0.06% to 138.04.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.09% at 96.69.