Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic, Mining and Marine Transport sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.31% to hit a new 3-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (T:5301), which rose 5.16% or 92.0 points to trade at 1876.0 at the close. Fujikura Ltd. (T:5803) added 3.70% or 30.0 points to end at 840.0 and Trend Micro Inc. (T:4704) was up 3.57% or 220.0 points to 6390.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included NKSJ Holdings, Inc. (T:8630), which lost 6.88% or 340.0 points to trade at 4599.0 in late trade. Advantest Corp. (T:6857) declined 4.07% or 112.0 points to end at 2638.0 and MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings (T:8725) shed 3.96% or 153.0 points to 3715.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1994 to 1392 and 197 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.14% to 14.48.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for July delivery was up 0.45% or 0.32 to $71.69 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.56% or 0.44 to hit $78.95 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.67% or 8.60 to trade at $1282.70 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.51% to 111.34, while EUR/JPY rose 0.29% to 130.76.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.24% at 93.80.