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 gained 0.25% to hit a new 6-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. (T:1925), which rose 2.48% or 89.0 points to trade at 3676.0 at the close. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. (T:8601) added 2.46% or 11.9 points to end at 495.3 and Kobe Steel, Ltd. (T:5406) was up 2.32% or 13.0 points to 574.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (T:6976), which lost 2.71% or 80.0 points to trade at 2868.0 in late trade. Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (T:4568) declined 2.67% or 182.0 points to end at 6632.0 and Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (T:5301) shed 2.36% or 27.0 points to 1118.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2357 to 1140 and 250 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 15.63.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.22% or 0.12 to $53.99 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in December unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to hit $59.42 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.02% or 0.25 to trade at $1493.85 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.12% to 108.55, while EUR/JPY rose 0.21% to 121.11.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 97.072.