Japan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Shipbuilding, Textile and Retail sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 1.70% to hit a new 5-year high.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Daikin Industries, Ltd. (TYO:6367), which rose 6.75% or 1,975.00 points to trade at 31,240.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Advantest Corp. (TYO:6857) added 5.93% or 1,135.00 points to end at 20,285.00 and Z Holdings Corp (TYO:4689) was up 5.25% or 18.20 points to 364.60 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Takashimaya Co., Ltd. (TYO:8233), which fell 1.34% or 27.00 points to trade at 1,986.00 at the close. J.Front Retailing Co., Ltd. (TYO:3086) declined 0.76% or 10.50 points to end at 1,368.00 and Keio Corp. (TYO:9008) was down 0.75% or 34.00 points to 4,489.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2734 to 924 and 209 ended unchanged.

Shares in Daikin Industries, Ltd. (TYO:6367) rose to all time highs; gaining 6.75% or 1,975.00 to 31,240.00. Shares in Advantest Corp. (TYO:6857) rose to all time highs; up 5.93% or 1,135.00 to 20,285.00. Shares in Keio Corp. (TYO:9008) fell to 52-week lows; losing 0.75% or 34.00 to 4,489.00.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 2.99% to 19.11 a new 1-month low.

Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.55% or 0.39 to $70.25 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.50% or 0.38 to hit $75.03 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.33% or 6.30 to trade at $1,923.10 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.30% to 144.76, while EUR/JPY unchanged 0.00% to 157.50.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.26% at 102.86.