Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Shipbuilding, Glass and Automobiles & Parts sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 2.30%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (T:6976), which rose 7.18% or 66.0 points to trade at 985.0 at the close. JTEKT Corp. (T:6473) added 7.06% or 103.0 points to end at 1561.0 and Alps Electric Co., Ltd. (T:6770) was up 6.92% or 144.0 points to 2225.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd. (T:1332), which lost 3.63% or 16.0 points to trade at 425.0 in late trade. Aeon Co., Ltd. (T:8267) declined 2.14% or 31.5 points to end at 1440.0 and Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:2269) shed 1.36% or 130.0 points to 9400.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1601 to 387 and 68 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 1.05% to 23.53.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for October delivery was down 1.66% or 0.79 to $46.85 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 1.48% or 0.74 to hit $49.41 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.38% or 5.10 to trade at $1320.80 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.54% to 102.35, while EUR/JPY rose 0.57% to 114.61.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.07% at 95.55.