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 added 1.01% to hit a new 52-week high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were GS Yuasa Corp. (T:6674), which rose 4.02% or 89.0 points to trade at 2304.0 at the close. Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (T:6976) added 3.80% or 109.0 points to end at 2975.0 and Hitachi Zosen Corp. (T:7004) was up 3.57% or 15.0 points to 435.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Fujikura Ltd. (T:5803), which lost 2.55% or 12.0 points to trade at 459.0 in late trade. Suzuki Motor Corp. (T:7269) declined 2.08% or 101.0 points to end at 4755.0 and Tokyu Fudosan (T:3289) shed 0.93% or 7.0 points to 744.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2382 to 1143 and 255 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 14.37.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for January delivery was up 1.41% or 0.78 to $55.95 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 1.11% or 0.67 to hit $61.16 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.48% or 7.05 to trade at $1465.65 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.07% to 109.58, while EUR/JPY rose 0.14% to 120.78.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 98.225.