Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.09%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Fujitsu Ltd. (T:6702), which rose 3.96% or 530.0 points to trade at 13920.0 at the close. Nitto Denko Co (T:6988) added 3.32% or 200.0 points to end at 6230.0 and Daikin Industries, Ltd. (T:6367) was up 3.28% or 625.0 points to 19660.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Unitika, Ltd. (T:3103), which lost 4.02% or 15.0 points to trade at 358.0 in late trade. Suzuki Motor Corp. (T:7269) declined 3.64% or 142.0 points to end at 3760.0 and ANA Holdings Inc (T:9202) shed 3.21% or 79.5 points to 2398.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2027 to 1464 and 206 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 22.62.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was down 1.10% or 0.45 to $40.30 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 1.09% or 0.47 to hit $42.67 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.02% or 0.45 to trade at $1809.55 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.22% to 107.22, while EUR/JPY rose 0.38% to 122.73.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.01% at 95.900.