Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Shipbuilding, Insurance and Mining sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.29%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Astellas Pharma Inc. (TYO:4503), which rose 10.05% or 200.00 points to trade at 2,191.00 at the close. Nissui Corp (TYO:1332) added 7.61% or 54.10 points to end at 765.00 and Toray Industries, Inc. (TYO:3402) was up 5.68% or 43.40 points to 807.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Taisei Corp. (TYO:1801), which lost 8.71% or 469.00 points to trade at 4,914.00 in late trade. Obayashi Corp. (TYO:1802) declined 6.95% or 91.00 points to end at 1,217.50 and Denka Co Ltd (TYO:4061) shed 6.09% or 165.50 points to 2,552.50.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2516 to 1120 and 214 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 0.97% to 20.86.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.08% or 0.07 to $82.75 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.02% or 0.02 to hit $86.22 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.28% or 5.50 to trade at $1,970.60 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.28% to 142.15, while EUR/JPY rose 0.06% to 156.20.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.16% at 102.00.