Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.14%

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 0.14% to hit a new 1-month high.

The best performers of the session on the were IHI Corp. (TYO:), which rose 5.52% or 350.00 points to trade at 6,688.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Credit Saison Co., Ltd. (TYO:) added 5.43% or 175.00 points to end at 3,400.00 and Fujikura Ltd. (TYO:) was up 4.94% or 208.00 points to 4,415.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (TYO:), which fell 6.13% or 41.00 points to trade at 628.00 at the close. Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (TYO:) declined 6.07% or 448.00 points to end at 6,936.00 and Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO:) was down 3.37% or 57.00 points to 1,635.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2109 to 1517 and 255 ended unchanged.

Shares in IHI Corp. (TYO:) rose to 5-year highs; up 5.52% or 350.00 to 6,688.00. Shares in Fujikura Ltd. (TYO:) rose to all time highs; gaining 4.94% or 208.00 to 4,415.00.

The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 6.08% to 21.32 a new 1-month low.

Crude oil for October delivery was down 0.60% or 0.44 to $73.11 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 0.71% or 0.55 to hit $76.38 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.22% or 5.50 to trade at $2,533.10 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.08% to 146.27, while EUR/JPY rose 0.17% to 161.76.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.03% at 101.59.