Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic, Mining and Textile sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 1.08%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Keisei Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (TYO:9009), which rose 13.83% or 531.00 points to trade at 4,370.00 at the close. Recruit Holdings Co Ltd (TYO:6098) added 4.39% or 431.00 points to end at 10,255.00 and T&D Holdings, Inc. (TYO:8795) was up 4.35% or 104.50 points to 2,505.50 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Mercari Inc (TYO:4385), which fell 4.12% or 86.50 points to trade at 2,011.00 in late trade. Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO:2269) declined 3.03% or 100.00 points to end at 3,199.00 and Nexon Co Ltd (TYO:3659) down 3.00% or 66.00 points to 2,131.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones by 1870 to 1701 and 312 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Shares in Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO:2269) fell to 52-week lows; falling 3.03% or 100.00 to 3,199.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 9.60% to 23.64.
Crude oil for January delivery was down 0.72% or 0.51 to $70.73 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 0.66% or 0.49 to hit $74.14 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 1.61% or 44.10 to trade at $2,693.10 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.32% to 154.25, while EUR/JPY fell 0.02% to 161.59.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.51% at 106.96.