Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Construction, Chemical and Food sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.37%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Shiseido Co., Ltd. (T:4911), which rose 4.29% or 297.0 points to trade at 7228.0 at the close. Yaskawa Electric Corp. (T:6506) added 3.60% or 115.0 points to end at 3310.0 and SUMCO Corp. (T:3436) was up 3.42% or 54.0 points to 1634.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (T:7012), which lost 9.28% or 290.0 points to trade at 2835.0 in late trade. Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. (T:5002) declined 3.62% or 80.0 points to end at 2127.0 and Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. (T:5202) shed 3.34% or 40.0 points to 1156.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1992 to 1449 and 238 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.13% to 22.36.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.80% or 0.55 to $69.67 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 0.64% or 0.51 to hit $80.29 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.20% or 2.40 to trade at $1226.10 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.20% to 112.77, while EUR/JPY rose 0.22% to 129.87.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.03% at 95.41.