TOKYO: Japan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Insurance, Finance & Investment and Mining sectors led shares higher. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.45%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were NKSJ Holdings, Inc. (T:8630), which rose 4.27% or 184.0 points to trade at 4491.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Kubota Corp. (T:6326) added 4.22% or 71.0 points to end at 1751.5 and Comsys Holdings Corp. (T:1721) was up 3.84% or 88.0 points to 2380.0 in late trade. The worst performers of the session were Advantest Corp. (T:6857), which fell 1.56% or 31.0 points to trade at 1950.0 at the close. Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. (T:5002) declined 1.20% or 13.0 points to end at 1074.0 and Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (T:7735) was down 0.99% or 80.0 points to 8004.9. Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2190 to 861 and 318 ended unchanged. Shares in NKSJ Holdings, Inc. (T:8630) rose to 52-week highs; rising 4.27% or 184.0 to 4491.0. Shares in Comsys Holdings Corp. (T:1721) rose to all time highs; up 3.84% or 88.0 to 2380.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 1.49% to 17.14. Crude oil for July delivery was up 0.99% or 0.50 to $51.17 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.93% or 0.50 to hit $54.11 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.09% or 1.08 to trade at $1254.68 a troy ounce. USD/JPY was up 0.13% to 111.41, while EUR/JPY fell 0.20% to 124.43. The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.30% at 97.29.
