Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.92%

Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Gas & Water, Banking and Retail sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.92%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Fujikura Ltd. (TYO:5803), which rose 6.39% or 340.00 points to trade at 5,662.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc (TYO:8750) added 6.27% or 254.00 points to end at 4,305.00 and Hitachi Ltd (TYO:6501) was up 5.20% or 195.00 points to 3,946.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Shiseido Co., Ltd. (TYO:4911), which fell 6.62% or 189.00 points to trade at 2,666.50 at the close. Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (TYO:7912) declined 1.49% or 34.00 points to end at 2,251.00 and Oriental Land Co Ltd (TYO:4661) was down 1.41% or 50.00 points to 3,488.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2026 to 1573 and 278 ended unchanged.

Shares in Shiseido Co., Ltd. (TYO:4911) fell to 5-year lows; down 6.62% or 189.00 to 2,666.50. Shares in Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (TYO:7912) fell to 3-years lows; losing 1.49% or 34.00 to 2,251.00.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 7.31% to 22.31.

Crude oil for January delivery was up 0.84% or 0.57 to $68.57 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 0.72% or 0.52 to hit $72.36 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 1.15% or 30.91 to trade at $2,650.09 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.41% to 150.37, while EUR/JPY rose 0.13% to 158.33.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.34% at 106.19.