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 0.92%.
The best performers of the session on the were Fujikura Ltd. (TYO:), which rose 6.39% or 340.00 points to trade at 5,662.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc (TYO:) added 6.27% or 254.00 points to end at 4,305.00 and Hitachi Ltd (TYO:) was up 5.20% or 195.00 points to 3,946.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Shiseido Co., Ltd. (TYO:), which fell 6.62% or 189.00 points to trade at 2,666.50 at the close. Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (TYO:) declined 1.49% or 34.00 points to end at 2,251.00 and Oriental Land Co Ltd (TYO:) was down 1.41% or 50.00 points to 3,488.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2026 to 1573 and 278 ended unchanged.
Shares in Shiseido Co., Ltd. (TYO:) fell to 5-year lows; down 6.62% or 189.00 to 2,666.50. Shares in Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (TYO:) fell to 3-years lows; losing 1.49% or 34.00 to 2,251.00.
The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 7.31% to 22.31.
Crude oil for January delivery was up 0.84% or 0.57 to $68.57 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 0.72% or 0.52 to hit $72.36 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 1.15% or 30.91 to trade at $2,650.09 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.41% to 150.37, while EUR/JPY rose 0.13% to 158.33.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.34% at 106.19.
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