Japan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Paper&Pulp, Railway&Bus and Real Estate sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 1.01% to hit a new 52-week high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were GS Yuasa Corp. (T:6674), which rose 4.02% or 89.0 points to trade at 2304.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (T:6976) added 3.80% or 109.0 points to end at 2975.0 and Hitachi Zosen Corp. (T:7004) was up 3.57% or 15.0 points to 435.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Fujikura Ltd. (T:5803), which fell 2.55% or 12.0 points to trade at 459.0 at the close. Suzuki Motor Corp. (T:7269) declined 2.08% or 101.0 points to end at 4755.0 and Tokyu Fudosan (T:3289) was down 0.93% or 7.0 points to 744.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2382 to 1143 and 255 ended unchanged.
Shares in Hitachi Zosen Corp. (T:7004) rose to 52-week highs; up 3.57% or 15.0 to 435.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 14.37.
Crude oil for January delivery was up 1.41% or 0.78 to $55.95 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 1.11% or 0.67 to hit $61.16 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.48% or 7.05 to trade at $1465.65 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.07% to 109.58, while EUR/JPY rose 0.14% to 120.78.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 98.225.
