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 0.12%.
The best performers of the session on the were J.Front Retailing Co., Ltd. (TYO:), which rose 14.72% or 247.00 points to trade at 1,924.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Takashimaya Co., Ltd. (TYO:) added 11.06% or 299.50 points to end at 3,007.00 and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:) was up 6.84% or 160.00 points to 2,500.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Lasertec Corp (TYO:), which fell 3.99% or 1,440.00 points to trade at 34,650.00 at the close. Terumo Corp. (TYO:) declined 3.96% or 105.00 points to end at 2,548.00 and Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (TYO:) was down 3.70% or 15.00 points to 390.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1884 to 1747 and 251 ended unchanged.
Shares in J.Front Retailing Co., Ltd. (TYO:) rose to 5-year highs; up 14.72% or 247.00 to 1,924.50. Shares in Takashimaya Co., Ltd. (TYO:) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 11.06% or 299.50 to 3,007.00.
The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.31% to 16.13 a new 6-months low.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.71% or 0.58 to $82.12 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.69% or 0.59 to hit $85.59 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.07% or 1.60 to trade at $2,338.00 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.11% to 161.00, while EUR/JPY rose 0.46% to 173.45.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.39% at 105.14.
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