Japan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Shipbuilding, Precision Machinery and Insurance sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.56%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were NH Foods Ltd (TYO:2282), which rose 5.46% or 248.00 points to trade at 4,794.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (TYO:4519) added 3.90% or 201.00 points to end at 5,358.00 and Aozora Bank, Ltd. (TYO:8304) was up 2.94% or 74.00 points to 2,588.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Mercari Inc (TYO:4385), which fell 4.73% or 95.00 points to trade at 1,915.50 at the close. Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. (TYO:5713) fell 2.66% or 134.00 points to end at 4,912.00 and Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. (TYO:3099) was down 2.11% or 61.50 points to 2,855.50.
Advancing stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2,400 to 1,215, while 262 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 2.33% to 16.33.
WTI Crude Oil Futures for August delivery fell 0.02% or 0.02 to $80.71 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for September delivery rose 0.01% or 0.01 to $84.34 a barrel, while the August gold contract rose 0.19% or 4.50 to $2,335.70 a troy ounce.
The USD/JPY pair lost 0.03% and traded at 159.74, while the EUR/JPY pair continued to rise by 0.17% and reached 171.00.
The dollar index futures were trading down 0.05% at 105.39.
