Investing.com – Japanese stocks were higher after Friday’s close as gains in the , and sectors sent shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the stock rose 2.57% to hit a new one-month high.
The best artists of the session on the were Lasertec Corp (TYO:), which rose 8.19% or 1,985.00 points to trade at 26,235.00 at the close. In the meantime, Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. (TYO:) added 7.09% or 165.00 points to end at 2,491.00 and Ebara Corp. (TYO:) rose 6.77% or 154.50 points to 2,436.50 in late trading.
The worst performers of the session were Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (TYO:), which fell 3.38% or 103.50 points to trade at 2,954.50 at the close. SoftBank Corp (TYO:) fell 3.24% or 6.40 points to end at 191.30 and Nichirei Corp. (TYO:) fell 2.80% or 126.00 points to 4,369.00.
From 1953 to 1712, falling stocks outnumbered rising stocks on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, with 190 ending unchanged.
Shares in Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (TYO:) fell to a three-year low; falling by 3.38% or 103.50 to 2,954.50. Shares in SoftBank Corp (TYO:) fell to an all-time low; lost 3.24% or 6.40 to 191.30.
The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, rose 5.01% to 26.01.
November crude oil deliveries rose 0.31%, or 0.21, to $67.88 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent crude for December delivery rose 0.27%, or 0.19, to $71.28 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.19%, or 5.10, to $2,689. 80 per troy ounce.
USD/JPY fell 0.87% to 143.54, while EUR/JPY fell 0.93% to 160.38.
US Dollar Index Futures fell 0.02% to 100.23.
