© Reuters. Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.90%
Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the gained 0.90% to hit a new 5-year high.
The best performers of the session on the were Fujikura Ltd. (TYO:), which rose 7.58% or 73.00 points to trade at 1,036.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. (TYO:) added 5.72% or 163.50 points to end at 3,024.00 and Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:) was up 3.71% or 105.00 points to 2,932.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Toyo Seikan Group Holdings, Ltd. (TYO:), which fell 2.92% or 64.00 points to trade at 2,125.00 at the close. Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (TYO:) declined 1.93% or 96.00 points to end at 4,875.00 and SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings Inc. (TYO:) was down 1.45% or 8.00 points to 544.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2372 to 1217 and 257 ended unchanged.
Shares in Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. (TYO:) rose to all time highs; rising 5.72% or 163.50 to 3,024.00.
The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 1.95% to 20.07.
Crude oil for July delivery was down 0.61% or 0.44 to $71.25 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 0.61% or 0.46 to hit $75.12 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.18% or 3.60 to trade at $1,978.00 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.08% to 137.88, while EUR/JPY fell 0.13% to 148.94.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.04% at 103.12.
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