Japan Stock Market Overview

Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, driven by gains in the Machinery, Gas & Water, and Transport sectors.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.22%.

Best Performers

• Rakuten Inc (TYO:4755): +6.73% (58.10 points) at 921.00
• Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO:9064): +3.67% (64.50 points) at 1,820.00
• SUMCO Corp. (TYO:3436): +3.57% (42.00 points) at 1,219.00

Worst Performers

• Advantest Corp. (TYO:6857): -4.71% (415.00 points) at 8,400.00
• Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:7012): -3.22% (201.00 points) at 6,041.00
• SMC Corp (TYO:6273): -2.91% (1,900.00 points) at 63,290.00

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange with 2272 advancing and 1322 declining, while 278 remained unchanged.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, increased 3.10% to 22.92.

Commodities

• Crude oil for January delivery: +0.40% to $67.47 a barrel.
• Brent oil for February delivery: +0.37% to $71.38 a barrel.
• February Gold Futures: +0.20% to $2,665.05 an ounce.

Currency Exchange Rates

• USD/JPY: +0.11% to 150.20
• EUR/JPY: +0.11% to 158.42
• US Dollar Index Futures: +0.08% to 105.82