Japan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Manufacturing, Textile and Electrical/Machinery sectors led shares higher.
At the close of trading in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 closed up 2.01%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (TYO:4519), which rose 14.35% or 986.00 points to trade at 7,855.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Konica Minolta, Inc. (TYO:4902) added 5.93% or 35.70 points to end at 637.80 and Kikkoman Corp. (TYO:2801) was up 5.28% or 90.00 points to 1,795.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Olympus Corp. (TYO:7733), which fell 5.64% or 160.00 points to trade at 2,678.00 at the close. Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:7012) fell 3.51% or 203.00 points to end at 5,587.00 and Japan Steel Works Ltd. (TYO:5631) was down 3.49% or 186.00 points to 5,141.00.
Advancing stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 3,167 to 527, while 173 ended unchanged.
Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (TYO:4519) stock climbed to a new all-time high, rising 14.35% or 986.00 to 7,855.00. Konica Minolta, Inc. (TYO:4902) stock climbed to a new 3-year high, rising 5.93% or 35.70 to 637.80.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to close at 27.80.
WTI crude oil futures for December delivery fell 4.37% or 3.14 to $68.64 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for January delivery fell 4.09% or 3.09 to $72.54 a barrel, while the December gold contract fell 0.00% or 0.05 to $2,754.55 a troy ounce.
The USD/JPY pair added 0.63% and traded at 153.26, while the EUR/JPY pair continued to rise by 0.04% and reached 165.42.
Dollar index futures were trading 0.17% higher at 104.31.
