By Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Mining, Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic and Power sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 2.05%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Resona Holdings, Inc. (TYO:8308), which rose 8.68% or 83.30 points to trade at 1,043.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Konami Corp. (TYO:9766) added 8.15% or 1,115.00 points to end at 14,790.00 and Nikon Corp. (TYO:7731) was up 7.91% or 122.50 points to 1,671.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nitori Holdings Co Ltd (TYO:9843), which fell 2.35% or 490.00 points to trade at 20,395.00 at the close. Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO:2269) declined 1.31% or 48.00 points to end at 3,628.00 and Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd. (TYO:5232) was down 1.29% or 53.00 points to 4,061.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2354 to 1243 and 262 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 6.03% to 25.09.
Crude oil for November delivery was down 0.17% or 0.13 to $74.25 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.33% or 0.26 to hit $77.79 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.27% or 7.30 to trade at $2,660.50 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.16% to 148.47, while EUR/JPY fell 0.14% to 162.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.01% at 102.29.
