Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Manufacturing, Textile and Transportation Equipment sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 1.11%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. (T:4005), which rose 6.44% or 45.5 points to trade at 751.5 at the close. SUMCO Corp. (T:3436) added 4.59% or 95.0 points to end at 2164.0 and Oji Holdings Corp. (T:3861) was up 4.18% or 25.0 points to 623.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included DeNA Co Ltd (T:2432), which lost 1.21% or 30.0 points to trade at 2455.0 in late trade. Dentsu Inc. (T:4324) declined 1.17% or 60.0 points to end at 5050.0 and Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:3382) shed 1.17% or 55.0 points to 4646.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2608 to 702 and 197 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 5.73% to 16.05.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.54% or 0.28 to $52.12 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.02% or 0.01 to hit $57.74 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.29% or 3.74 to trade at $1276.76 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.25% to 113.81, while EUR/JPY fell 0.03% to 133.69.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.26% at 93.81.