Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.29%

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 0.29%.

The best performers of the session on the were Astellas Pharma Inc. (TYO:), which rose 10.05% or 200.00 points to trade at 2,191.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Nissui Corp (TYO:) added 7.61% or 54.10 points to end at 765.00 and Toray Industries, Inc. (TYO:) was up 5.68% or 43.40 points to 807.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Taisei Corp. (TYO:), which fell 8.71% or 469.00 points to trade at 4,914.00 at the close. Obayashi Corp. (TYO:) declined 6.95% or 91.00 points to end at 1,217.50 and Denka Co Ltd (TYO:) was down 6.09% or 165.50 points to 2,552.50.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2516 to 1120 and 214 ended unchanged.

Shares in Nissui Corp (TYO:) rose to 3-years highs; up 7.61% or 54.10 to 765.00.

The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 0.97% to 20.86.

Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.08% or 0.07 to $82.75 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.02% or 0.02 to hit $86.22 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.26% or 5.20 to trade at $1,970.90 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.28% to 142.14, while EUR/JPY rose 0.06% to 156.20.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.15% at 101.99.