Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 1.08%

Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after 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 added 1.08%.

The best performers 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. Meanwhile, 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.

The worst performers of the session were Mercari Inc (TYO:4385), which fell 4.12% or 86.50 points to trade at 2,011.00 at the close. 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) was down 3.00% or 66.00 points to 2,131.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1870 to 1701 and 312 ended unchanged.

Shares in Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO:2269) fell to 52-week lows; down 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 0.69% or 0.49 to $70.75 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 0.63% or 0.47 to hit $74.16 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 1.63% or 44.70 to trade at $2,692.50 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.31% to 154.26, while EUR/JPY fell 0.02% to 161.59.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.52% at 106.95.