Japan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Real Estate, Banking and Textile sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.13%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Fujikura Ltd. (TYO:5803), which rose 6.99% or 1,205.00 points to trade at 18,455.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Mitsubishi Estate Co Ltd (TYO:8802) added 5.47% or 198.00 points to end at 3,820.00 and Japan Steel Works Ltd (TYO:5631) was up 4.68% or 427.00 points to 9,542.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Aeon Co., Ltd. (TYO:8267), which fell 6.86% or 173.00 points to trade at 2,349.00 at the close. SoftBank Group Corp. (TYO:9984) declined 3.27% or 630.00 points to end at 18,655.00 and Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (TYO:9501) was down 2.65% or 17.10 points to 627.50.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2391 to 1180 and 258 ended unchanged.

Shares in Mitsubishi Estate Co Ltd (TYO:8802) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 5.47% or 198.00 to 3,820.00.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 0.71% to 28.32.

Crude oil for January delivery was up 0.20% or 0.12 to $60.20 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 0.19% or 0.12 to hit $63.87 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.02% or 0.75 to trade at $4,243.75 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.07% to 155.24, while EUR/JPY rose 0.11% to 181.06.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.12% at 98.85.