Japan Stocks Close Higher

Japan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, with gains in the Shipbuilding, Railway & Bus, and Services sectors.

Market Overview

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.18%.

Best Performers

• DeNA Co Ltd (TYO:2432): +17.28% (363.50 points) to 2,467.00
• Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (TYO:5801): +14.80% (700.00 points) to 5,431.00
• Fujikura Ltd. (TYO:5803): +6.41% (356.00 points) to 5,908.00

Worst Performers

• Isuzu Motors, Ltd. (TYO:7202): -5.29% (104.00 points) to 1,860.50
• Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:7012): -5.11% (359.00 points) to 6,669.00
• Secom Co., Ltd. (TYO:9735): -4.97% (275.00 points) to 5,258.00

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1,892 to 1,731 with 240 unchanged.

Notable Achievements

• DeNA: rose to 5-year highs
• Furukawa: rose to 5-year highs
• Fujikura: reached all-time highs
• Secom: fell to 5-year lows

Additional Information

The Nikkei Volatility was down 5.38% to 26.04.

Commodities

• Crude oil for December: -0.03% to $70.36 a barrel
• Brent oil for January: +0.09% to $73.94 a barrel
• December Gold Futures: -0.55% to $2,679.90 an ounce

Currency Exchange Rates

• USD/JPY: +0.49% to 153.38
• EUR/JPY: +0.51% to 164.44
• US Dollar Index Futures: +0.03% at 104.92