Japan shares higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.70%

Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Mining , Fishery and Marine Transport sectors propelled shares higher.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.70%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Toshiba Corp. (T: 6502 ), which rose 5.74% or 12.4 points to trade at 228.6 at the close. SUMCO Corp. (T: 3436 ) added 4.55% or 82.0 points to end at 1885.0 and Kobe Steel, Ltd. (T: 5406 ) was up 3.62% or 35.0 points to 1001.0 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Takara Holdings Inc. (T: 2531 ), which lost 1.69% or 20.0 points to trade at 1160.0 in late trade. Shionogi & Co., Ltd. (T: 4507 ) declined 1.62% or 95.0 points to end at 5774.0 and Sapporo Holdings Ltd. (T: 2501 ) shed 1.19% or 36.0 points to 2979.0.

Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2129 to 918 and 309 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

The Nikkei Volatility , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 1.91% to 20.25 a new 1-month high.

In commodities trading, Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.67% or 0.35 to $52.59 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.76% or 0.42 to hit $55.66 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.20% or 2.55 to trade at $1254.75 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.23% to 111.36, while EUR/JPY rose 0.10% to 117.80.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.08% at 101.16.