Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Precision Instruments, Pharmaceutical Industry and Transportation Equipment sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.11%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:9107), which rose 3.79% or 79.00 points to trade at 2,161.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Rakuten Inc (TYO:4755) added 3.33% or 30.70 points to end at 952.10 and Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (TYO:5541) was up 3.24% or 44.00 points to 1,403.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (TYO:4506), which fell 6.74% or 45.00 points to trade at 623.00 at the close. IHI Corp. (TYO:7013) declined 4.48% or 374.00 points to end at 7,969.00 and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:7011) was down 4.42% or 102.50 points to 2,219.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1834 to 1725 and 302 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.45% to 26.43.
Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.49% or 0.34 to $69.03 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 0.37% or 0.27 to hit $73.33 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.45% or 12.35 to trade at $2,742.35 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.03% to 149.56, while EUR/JPY fell 0.00% to 162.34.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.08% at 103.39.
