Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Shipbuilding, Power and Paper & Pulp sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.56%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Sharp Corp. (T:6753), which rose 7.27% or 8.0 points to trade at 118.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Toho Zinc Co., Ltd. (T:5707) added 6.77% or 18.0 points to end at 284.0 and Pioneer Corp. (T:6773) was up 6.58% or 20.0 points to 324.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were J.Front Retailing Co., Ltd. (T:3086), which fell 4.93% or 91.0 points to trade at 1756.0 at the close. Bridgestone Corp. (T:5108) declined 1.99% or 84.0 points to end at 4133.0 and Japan Tobacco Inc (T:2914) was down 1.94% or 87.0 points to 4406.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1536 to 339.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 2.78% to 20.26.
Crude oil for February delivery was down 1.04% or 0.40 to $37.70 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 0.47% or 0.18 to hit $37.73 a barrel, while the February Gold contract fell 0.29% or 3.10 to trade at $1072.80 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.16% to 120.47, while EUR/JPY rose 0.22% to 132.16.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.06% at 97.95.