Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Precision Instruments, Mining and Electrical/Machinery sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.31%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (TYO:9104), which rose 4.05% or 118.00 points to trade at 3,030.00 at the close. Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. (TYO:5713) added 4.01% or 162.00 points to end at 4,203.00 and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:9107) was up 3.76% or 86.00 points to 2,373.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included J.Front Retailing Co., Ltd. (TYO:3086), which lost 3.72% or 45.00 points to trade at 1,166.00 in late trade. Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. (TYO:3099) declined 3.56% or 48.00 points to end at 1,302.00 and Takashimaya Co., Ltd. (TYO:8233) shed 3.28% or 62.00 points to 1,827.00.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1794 to 1720 and 279 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 0.29% to 24.06.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for December delivery was down 1.39% or 1.18 to $83.87 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 1.25% or 1.14 to hit $90.20 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.02% or 0.25 to trade at $1,656.05 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 1.04% to 149.18, while EUR/JPY rose 0.87% to 146.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.11% at 112.11.