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 rose 1.66%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Toho Zinc Co., Ltd. (T:5707), which rose 15.07% or 455.0 points to trade at 3475.0 at the close. Hitachi Zosen Corp. (T:7004) added 8.36% or 72.0 points to end at 933.0 and Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366) was up 7.00% or 29.0 points to 443.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (T:4568), which lost 3.50% or 103.0 points to trade at 2839.5 in late trade. Takashimaya Co., Ltd. (T:8233) declined 2.88% or 34.0 points to end at 1147.0 and Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:2269) shed 2.59% or 190.0 points to 7160.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1851 to 1669 and 233 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 20.23.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.94% or 0.77 to $82.50 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 0.62% or 0.53 to hit $85.39 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.10% or 1.70 to trade at $1766.60 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.06% to 114.29, while EUR/JPY fell 0.05% to 132.40.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.15% at 94.078.