Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.79%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (T:9104), which rose 5.71% or 220.0 points to trade at 4075.0 at the close. Nippon Yusen K.K (T:9101) added 5.66% or 210.0 points to end at 3920.0 and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107) was up 4.86% or 121.0 points to 2609.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Suzuki Motor Corp. (T:7269), which lost 2.87% or 149.0 points to trade at 5041.0 in late trade. Recruit Holdings Co Ltd (T:6098) declined 1.59% or 86.0 points to end at 5334.0 and Kikkoman Corp. (T:2801) shed 1.48% or 100.0 points to 6670.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2342 to 1209 and 196 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 19.41 a new 3-month low.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for May delivery was down 1.03% or 0.63 to $60.82 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 1.09% or 0.71 to hit $64.15 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.05% or 0.85 to trade at $1727.55 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.07% to 110.64, while EUR/JPY fell 0.14% to 129.99.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.03% at 93.080.