Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Transport, Power and Shipbuilding sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 1.21%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were JFE Holdings, Inc. (TYO:5411), which rose 7.25% or 100.00 points to trade at 1,480.00 at the close. Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:9107) added 6.63% or 145.00 points to end at 2,332.00 and Konica Minolta, Inc. (TYO:4902) was up 5.56% or 28.00 points to 532.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Teijin Ltd. (TYO:3401), which lost 9.30% or 126.00 points to trade at 1,229.00 in late trade. Ricoh Co., Ltd. (TYO:7752) declined 7.84% or 88.00 points to end at 1,035.00 and Kyowa Kirin Co Ltd (TYO:4151) shed 4.59% or 155.00 points to 3,220.00.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2299 to 1227 and 270 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 1.42% to 21.57 a new 1-month low.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for December delivery was down 1.65% or 1.53 to $91.08 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 1.37% or 1.35 to hit $97.22 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.34% or 5.70 to trade at $1,670.90 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.64% to 147.54, while EUR/JPY rose 0.32% to 146.46.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.32% at 111.13.