© Reuters. Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 1.71%
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 gained 1.71% to hit a new 5-year high.
The best performers of the session on the were Yamaha Motor Co Ltd (TYO:), which rose 6.26% or 86.50 points to trade at 1,468.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (TYO:) added 5.03% or 685.00 points to end at 14,310.00 and Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. (TYO:) was up 4.23% or 174.00 points to 4,287.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Recruit Holdings Co Ltd (TYO:), which fell 1.21% or 75.00 points to trade at 6,149.00 at the close. Takara Holdings Inc. (TYO:) declined 1.11% or 14.00 points to end at 1,242.50 and Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. (TYO:) was down 1.03% or 57.00 points to 5,500.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 3184 to 525 and 186 ended unchanged.
Shares in Yamaha Motor Co Ltd (TYO:) rose to all time highs; up 6.26% or 86.50 to 1,468.50. Shares in Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. (TYO:) rose to 5-year highs; rising 4.23% or 174.00 to 4,287.00.
The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 1.08% to 20.67.
Crude oil for March delivery was down 0.42% or 0.31 to $72.94 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 0.45% or 0.35 to hit $78.21 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.18% or 3.70 to trade at $2,025.60 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.09% to 148.01, while EUR/JPY fell 0.04% to 161.46.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.12% at 102.94.
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