Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 1.01%
Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Real Estate , Banking and Textile sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 1.01%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Keisei Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (TYO: 9009 ), which rose 5.77% or 77.00 points to trade at 1,412.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Lasertec Corp (TYO: 6920 ) added 4.98% or 705.00 points to end at 14,865.00 and CyberAgent Inc (TYO: 4751 ) was up 4.51% or 64.00 points to 1,481.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. (TYO: 3099 ), which fell 4.39% or 97.50 points to trade at 2,123.00 at the close. Ricoh Co., Ltd. (TYO: 7752 ) declined 2.75% or 40.50 points to end at 1,432.50 and J.Front Retailing Co., Ltd. (TYO: 3086 ) was down 2.51% or 52.00 points to 2,016.50.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2375 to 1221 and 263 ended unchanged.
Shares in CyberAgent Inc (TYO: 4751 ) rose to 52-week highs; up 4.51% or 64.00 to 1,481.50.
The Nikkei Volatility , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 3.62% to 24.48.
Crude oil for July delivery was up 0.33% or 0.20 to $61.73 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.26% or 0.17 to hit $64.38 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.87% or 29.49 to trade at $3,365.01 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.15% to 142.78, while EUR/JPY rose 0.53% to 162.88.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.29% at 98.72.