Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the rose 0.11%.
The best performers of the session on the were Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:), which rose 3.79% or 79.00 points to trade at 2,161.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Rakuten Inc (TYO:) added 3.33% or 30.70 points to end at 952.10 and Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (TYO:) was up 3.24% or 44.00 points to 1,403.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (TYO:), which fell 6.74% or 45.00 points to trade at 623.00 at the close. IHI Corp. (TYO:) declined 4.48% or 374.00 points to end at 7,969.00 and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:) was down 4.42% or 102.50 points to 2,219.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1834 to 1725 and 302 ended unchanged.
The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.45% to 26.43.
Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.49% or 0.34 to $69.03 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 0.37% or 0.27 to hit $73.33 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.45% or 12.35 to trade at $2,742.35 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.03% to 149.56, while EUR/JPY fell 0.00% to 162.34.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.08% at 103.39.
