Japan shares higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 1.71%

Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Finance & Investment , Marine Transport and Real Estate sectors propelled shares higher.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 1.71% to hit a new 6-month high.

The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd. (T: 7762 ), which rose 9.63% or 57.0 points to trade at 649.0 at the close. Nippon Yusen K.K (T: 9101 ) added 7.31% or 14.0 points to end at 205.5 and SUMCO Corp. (T: 3436 ) was up 7.30% or 87.0 points to 1279.0 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Shionogi & Co., Ltd. (T: 4507 ), which lost 4.66% or 254.0 points to trade at 5198.0 in late trade. Japan Tobacco Inc (T: 2914 ) declined 1.88% or 71.0 points to end at 3700.0 and Yahoo Japan Corp. (T: 4689 ) shed 1.87% or 7.5 points to 393.0.

Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2473 to 604 and 240 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

The Nikkei Volatility , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 0.79% to 21.72.

In commodities trading, Crude oil for December delivery was down 0.25% or 0.11 to $43.30 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 0.04% or 0.02 to hit $44.73 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.48% or 5.85 to trade at $1218.45 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.82% to 107.56, while EUR/JPY rose 0.06% to 116.00.

The US Dollar Index was up 0.60% at 99.58.