Japan Stock Market Summary

Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Precision Instruments, Pharmaceutical Industry, and Transportation Equipment sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.11%.

Best Performers

• Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:9107): +3.79% (79.00 points) to trade at 2,161.00
• Rakuten Inc (TYO:4755): +3.33% (30.70 points) to end at 952.10
• Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (TYO:5541): +3.24% (44.00 points) to 1,403.00

Worst Performers

• Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (TYO:4506): -6.74% (45.00 points) to trade at 623.00
• IHI Corp. (TYO:7013): -4.48% (374.00 points) to end at 7,969.00
• Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:7011): -4.42% (102.50 points) to 2,219.00

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1,834 to 1,725, and 302 ended unchanged.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.45% to 26.43.

Commodities Overview

• Crude Oil (December delivery): +0.49% ($0.34) to $69.03 a barrel.
• Brent Oil (December delivery): +0.37% ($0.27) to $73.33 a barrel.
• Gold Futures (December): +0.45% ($12.35) to trade at $2,742.35 a troy ounce.

Currency Exchange Rates

• USD/JPY: +0.03% to 149.56
• EUR/JPY: -0.00% to 162.34
• US Dollar Index Futures: +0.08% at 103.39.