Japan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Precision Instruments, Gas & Water and Trading sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.10%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were ANA Holdings Inc (TYO:9202), which rose 3.74% or 106.50 points to trade at 2,957.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (TYO:4519) added 3.50% or 115.00 points to end at 3,397.00 and Konami Corp. (TYO:9766) was up 2.37% or 150.00 points to 6,490.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:9107), which fell 3.92% or 135.00 points to trade at 3,305.00 at the close. Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (TYO:9104) declined 3.15% or 110.00 points to end at 3,385.00 and Nippon Yusen K.K (TYO:9101) was down 3.13% or 106.00 points to 3,283.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2190 to 1366 and 299 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.56% to 16.10.
Crude oil for June delivery was down 1.16% or 0.90 to $76.97 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 1.14% or 0.93 to hit $80.53 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.08% or 1.65 to trade at $1,992.15 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.08% to 134.26, while EUR/JPY fell 0.00% to 147.38.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.02% at 101.54.
