Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Railway & Bus, Rubber and Pharmaceutical Industry sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.33%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Central Japan Railway Co. (TYO:9022), which rose 2.90% or 450.00 points to trade at 15,955.00 at the close. West Japan Railway Co. (TYO:9021) added 2.62% or 139.00 points to end at 5,438.00 and Yokohama Rubber Co Ltd (TYO:5101) was up 2.47% or 63.00 points to 2,615.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Tokyo Electron Ltd. (TYO:8035), which lost 2.50% or 1,250.00 points to trade at 48,750.00 in late trade. Dentsu Inc. (TYO:4324) declined 2.34% or 105.00 points to end at 4,390.00 and CyberAgent Inc (TYO:4751) shed 2.19% or 25.00 points to 1,116.00.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2239 to 1338 and 258 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 2.70% to 19.08.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.72% or 0.50 to $69.76 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.74% or 0.55 to hit $75.14 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 1.33% or 26.70 to trade at $1,975.00 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.61% to 131.49, while EUR/JPY rose 0.66% to 141.54.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.01% at 102.77.