Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Paper & Pulp, Services and Communication sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.88% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (T:6976), which rose 7.59% or 235.0 points to trade at 3330.0 at the close. Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (T:5301) added 3.91% or 75.0 points to end at 1991.0 and Showa Denko K.K. (T:4004) was up 3.90% or 200.0 points to 5330.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (T:5541), which lost 2.27% or 85.0 points to trade at 3655.0 in late trade. Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (T:4568) declined 2.25% or 99.0 points to end at 4308.0 and Familymart Ltd (T:8028) shed 1.89% or 190.0 points to 9870.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2833 to 617 and 189 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 2.28% to 14.55.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for October delivery was down 0.44% or 0.30 to $68.42 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 0.24% or 0.18 to hit $75.95 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.26% or 3.10 to trade at $1210.20 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.09% to 111.17, while EUR/JPY fell 0.14% to 129.14.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.04% at 95.12.