Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 1.21% By Investing.com

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 rose 1.21%.

The best performers of the session on the were JFE Holdings, Inc. (TYO:), which rose 7.25% or 100.00 points to trade at 1,480.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:) added 6.63% or 145.00 points to end at 2,332.00 and Konica Minolta, Inc. (TYO:) was up 5.56% or 28.00 points to 532.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Teijin Ltd. (TYO:), which fell 9.30% or 126.00 points to trade at 1,229.00 at the close. Ricoh Co., Ltd. (TYO:) declined 7.84% or 88.00 points to end at 1,035.00 and Kyowa Kirin Co Ltd (TYO:) was down 4.59% or 155.00 points to 3,220.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2299 to 1227 and 270 ended unchanged.

Shares in Teijin Ltd. (TYO:) fell to 5-year lows; falling 9.30% or 126.00 to 1,229.00.

The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 1.42% to 21.57 a new 1-month low.

Crude oil for December delivery was down 1.62% or 1.50 to $91.11 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 1.32% or 1.30 to hit $97.27 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.34% or 5.75 to trade at $1,670.85 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.66% to 147.55, while EUR/JPY rose 0.32% to 146.46.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.33% at 111.14.