Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.22%

Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Machinery , Gas & Water and Transport sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.22%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Rakuten Inc (TYO:4755 ), which rose 6.73% or 58.10 points to trade at 921.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO:9064 ) added 3.67% or 64.50 points to end at 1,820.00 and SUMCO Corp. (TYO:3436 ) was up 3.57% or 42.00 points to 1,219.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Advantest Corp. (TYO:6857 ), which fell 4.71% or 415.00 points to trade at 8,400.00 at the close. Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:7012 ) declined 3.22% or 201.00 points to end at 6,041.00 and SMC Corp (TYO:6273 ) was down 2.91% or 1,900.00 points to 63,290.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2272 to 1322 and 278 ended unchanged.

The Nikkei Volatility , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 3.10% to 22.92.

Crude oil for January delivery was up 0.40% or 0.27 to $67.47 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 0.37% or 0.26 to hit $71.38 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.20% or 5.45 to trade at $2,665.05 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.11% to 150.20, while EUR/JPY rose 0.11% to 158.42.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.08% at 105.82.

Source: Investing.com