Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 2.05%

Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Mining , Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic and Power sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 2.05%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Resona Holdings, Inc. (TYO:8308 ), which rose 8.68% or 83.30 points to trade at 1,043.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Konami Corp. (TYO:9766 ) added 8.15% or 1,115.00 points to end at 14,790.00 and Nikon Corp. (TYO:7731 ) was up 7.91% or 122.50 points to 1,671.50 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Nitori Holdings Co Ltd (TYO:9843 ), which fell 2.35% or 490.00 points to trade at 20,395.00 at the close. Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO:2269 ) declined 1.31% or 48.00 points to end at 3,628.00 and Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd. (TYO:5232 ) was down 1.29% or 53.00 points to 4,061.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2354 to 1243 and 262 ended unchanged.

The Nikkei Volatility , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 6.03% to 25.09.

Crude oil for November delivery was down 0.17% or 0.13 to $74.25 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.33% or 0.26 to hit $77.79 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.27% or 7.30 to trade at $2,660.50 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.16% to 148.47, while EUR/JPY fell 0.14% to 162.83.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.01% at 102.29.

Source: Investing.com