Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 1.66% By Investing.com – Investing.com

Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 1.66% By Investing.com – Investing.com

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

At the close in Tokyo, the gained 1.66%.

The best performers of the session on the were Toho Zinc Co., Ltd. (T:), which rose 15.07% or 455.0 points to trade at 3475.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Hitachi Zosen Corp. (T:) added 8.36% or 72.0 points to end at 933.0 and Chiyoda Corp. (T:) was up 7.00% or 29.0 points to 443.0 in late trade.