Japan Stock Market Overview

Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, with gains in the Mining, Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic, and Power sectors leading shares upward.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 2.05%.

Top Performers

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 included:
– Resona Holdings, Inc. (TYO:8308) rose 8.68% or 83.30 points to trade at 1,043.50.
– Konami Corp. (TYO:9766) added 8.15% or 1,115.00 points to end at 14,790.00.
– Nikon Corp. (TYO:7731) was up 7.91% or 122.50 points to 1,671.50 in late trade.

Worst Performers

Conversely, the worst performers included:
– Nitori Holdings Co Ltd (TYO:9843) fell 2.35% or 490.00 points to trade at 20,395.00.
– Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO:2269) declined 1.31% or 48.00 points to end at 3,628.00.
– Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd. (TYO:5232) was down 1.29% or 53.00 points to 4,061.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2354 to 1243, with 262 ending unchanged.

Market Volatility

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, decreased by 6.03% to 25.09.

Commodities Trading

• Crude Oil: Down 0.17% or 0.13 to $74.25 a barrel.
• Brent Oil: For December delivery, down 0.33% or 0.26 to $77.79 a barrel.
• Gold Futures: December contract fell 0.27% or 7.30 to trade at $2,660.50 a troy ounce.

Currency Exchange Rates

• USD/JPY: Down 0.16% to 148.47.
• EUR/JPY: Fell 0.14% to 162.83.
• US Dollar Index Futures: Up 0.01% at 102.29.