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Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.42% By Investing.com

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© Reuters. Stock indices in Japan rose at the end of today’s session; Nikkei 225 index up 0.42%

Investing.com – Japanese stocks rose after the close on Monday, as gains in sector and by sector led stocks higher.

At the close in Tokyo, it was up 0.42%.

It was the best performance of the session on Nippon Usain K (TYO :), which rose 3.54% or 112.00 points and traded at 3,278.00 at the close. while, Keisei Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (TYO:) added 3.09%, or 135.00 points, to close at 4,500.00 and Mitsui OSK Lines, Ltd. (TYO: up 2.53%, or 85.00 points, at 3,450.00 in late trade.

It was the worst performance of the session Konica Minolta, Inc. (TYO :), which fell 2.35%, or 13.00 points, and traded at 541.00 at the close. Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. (TYO: decreased by 1.88%, or 12.00 points, at 625.00, and SoftBank Group Corp. (TYO: decreased by 1.33%, or 69.00 points, at 5,100.00.

Advance shares outnumbered decliners on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2,519 to 1,029, and 268 closed unchanged.

Shares in Keisei Electric Railway Co., Ltd. rose. (TYO:) to a 3-year high; Earn 3.09%, or 135.00 to 4,500.00.

which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, fell 2.37% to 17.30.

Crude oil for May delivery fell 0.31%, or 0.25%, to $80.45 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent crude for June delivery fell 0.34%, or 0.29, to $84.83 a barrel, while gold futures for June fell 0.76%, or $15.40 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY rose 0.09% to 132.26, while EUR/JPY rose 0.19% to 144.25.

US Dollar Index futures rose 0.03%, to 101.76.

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