Japan shares higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 2.01%

Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Manufacturing, Textile and Electrical/Machinery sectors propelled shares higher.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 2.01%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (TYO:4519), which rose 14.35% or 986.00 points to trade at 7,855.00 at the close. Konica Minolta, Inc. (TYO:4902) added 5.93% or 35.70 points to end at 637.80 and Kikkoman Corp. (TYO:2801) was up 5.28% or 90.00 points to 1,795.00 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Olympus Corp. (TYO:7733), which lost 5.64% or 160.00 points to trade at 2,678.00 in late trade. Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:7012) declined 3.51% or 203.00 points to end at 5,587.00 and Japan Steel Works Ltd (TYO:5631) shed 3.49% or 186.00 points to 5,141.00.

Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 3167 to 527 and 173 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 27.80.

In commodities trading, Crude oil for December delivery was down 4.33% or 3.11 to $68.67 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 4.03% or 3.05 to hit $72.58 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to trade at $2,754.60 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.64% to 153.27, while EUR/JPY rose 0.05% to 165.43.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.18% at 104.32.