Japanese stocks are up at the close; Nikkei 225 rose 2.05% Via Investing.com

Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the , and sectors propelled shares higher.

At the close in Tokyo, it added 2.05%.

The best performers of the session on the were Resona Holdings, Inc. (TYO: ), which rose 8.68% or 83.30 points to trade at 1,043.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Konami Corp. (TYO:) added 8.15% or 1,115.00 points to end at 14,790.00 and Nikon Corp. (TYO: ) was up 7.91% or 122.50 points to trade at 1,671.50 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Nitori Holdings Co Ltd (TYO: ), which decreased 2.35% or 490.00 points to trade at 20,395.00 at the close. Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO: ) declined 1.31% or 48.00 points to end at 3,628.00 and Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd. (TYO: ) declined 1.29% or 53.00 points to 4,061.00.

Advancers outnumbered decliners on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2,354 to 1,243, with 262 ending unchanged.

which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, fell 6.03% to 25.09.

Crude oil for November delivery fell 0.17%, or 0.13, to $74.25 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodity trading, Brent crude for December delivery was down 0.33%, or 0.26, at $77.79 a barrel, while December gold futures were down 0.27 % or 7.30, to $2,660.50 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY fell 0.16% to 148.47, while EUR/JPY fell 0.14% to 162.83.

US dollar index futures rose 0.01% to 102.29.