TOKYO: Japan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Rubber, Steel and Food sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.49%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Kikkoman Corp. (TOKYO:2801), which rose 5.07% or 210.0 points to trade at 4355.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Teijin Ltd. (TOKYO:3401) added 4.88% or 20.0 points to end at 430.0 and Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:4151) was up 3.67% or 78.0 points to 2203.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Chiyoda Corp. (TOKYO:6366), which fell 3.71% or 38.0 points to trade at 987.0 at the close. Comsys Holdings Corp. (TOKYO:1721) declined 3.00% or 51.0 points to end at 1648.0 and Tokuyama Corp. (TOKYO:4043) was down 2.35% or 5.0 points to 208.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1337 to 541.
Shares in Kikkoman Corp. (TOKYO:2801) rose to all time highs; up 5.07% or 210.0 to 4355.0. Shares in Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:4151) rose to all time highs; rising 3.67% or 78.0 to 2203.0. Shares in Tokuyama Corp. (TOKYO:4043) fell to 52-week lows; down 2.35% or 5.0 to 208.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 1.06% to 16.82.
Crude oil for October delivery was down 0.96% or 0.41 to $42.70 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.94% or 0.46 to hit $48.73 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.51% or 5.70 to trade at $1118.40 a troy ounce.
