TOKYO: Japan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Shipbuilding, Mining and Machinery sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 1.58%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. (TOKYO:5631), which rose 5.80% or 22.0 points to trade at 401.0 at the close. Meanwhile, SUMCO Corp. (TOKYO:3436) added 5.42% or 60.0 points to end at 1166.0 and Mitsubishi Corp. (TOKYO:8058) was up 5.17% or 101.0 points to 2054.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Uny Group Holdings Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:8270), which fell 2.42% or 18.0 points to trade at 727.0 at the close. Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (TOKYO:7211) declined 2.15% or 21.0 points to end at 954.0 and Unitika, Ltd. (TOKYO:3103) was down 1.69% or 1.0 points to 58.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1430 to 441.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 4.55% to 32.27.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.79% or 0.36 to $45.90 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.77% or 0.37 to hit $48.50 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.16% or 1.80 to trade at $1134.80 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.11% to 120.03, while EUR/JPY rose 0.26% to 134.88.
