Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.42%

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 0.42%.

The best performers of the session on the were Nippon Yusen K.K (TYO:), which rose 3.54% or 112.00 points to trade at 3,278.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Keisei Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (TYO:) added 3.09% or 135.00 points to end at 4,500.00 and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (TYO:) was up 2.53% or 85.00 points to 3,450.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Konica Minolta, Inc. (TYO:), which fell 2.35% or 13.00 points to trade at 541.00 at the close. Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. (TYO:) declined 1.88% or 12.00 points to end at 625.00 and SoftBank Group Corp. (TYO:) was down 1.33% or 69.00 points to 5,100.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2519 to 1029 and 268 ended unchanged.

Shares in Keisei Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (TYO:) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 3.09% or 135.00 to 4,500.00.

The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 2.37% to 17.30.

Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.31% or 0.25 to $80.45 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.34% or 0.29 to hit $84.83 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.76% or 15.40 to trade at $2,011.00 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.09% to 132.26, while EUR/JPY rose 0.19% to 144.25.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.03% at 101.76.