Japan shares higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.11%

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

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

The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:9107), which rose 3.79% or 79.00 points to trade at 2,161.00 at the close. Rakuten Inc (TYO:4755) added 3.33% or 30.70 points to end at 952.10 and Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (TYO:5541) was up 3.24% or 44.00 points to 1,403.00 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (TYO:4506), which lost 6.74% or 45.00 points to trade at 623.00 in late trade. IHI Corp. (TYO:7013) declined 4.48% or 374.00 points to end at 7,969.00 and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:7011) shed 4.42% or 102.50 points to 2,219.00.

Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 1834 to 1725 and 302 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

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

In commodities trading, Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.49% or 0.34 to $69.03 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 0.34% or 0.25 to hit $73.31 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.45% or 12.40 to trade at $2,742.40 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.03% to 149.56, while EUR/JPY unchanged 0.00% to 162.35.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.09% at 103.40.