Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.56%

Japan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Shipbuilding, Power and Paper&Pulp sectors led shares higher.At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.56%.The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Sharp Corp. (T:6753), which rose 7.27% or 8.0 points to trade at 118.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Toho Zinc Co., Ltd. (T:5707) added 6.77% or 18.0 points to end at 284.0 and Pioneer Corp. (T:6773) was up 6.58% or 20.0 points to 324.0 in late trade.The worst performers of the session were J.Front Retailing Co., Ltd. (T:3086), which fell 4.93% or 91.0 points to trade at 1756.0 at the close. Bridgestone Corp. (T:5108) declined 1.99% or 84.0 points to end at 4133.0 and Japan Tobacco Inc (T:2914) was down 1.94% or 87.0 points to 4406.0.Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1536 to 339.The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 2.78% to 20.26.Crude oil for February delivery was down 1.04% or 0.40 to $37.70 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 0.47% or 0.18 to hit $37.73 a barrel, while the February Gold contract fell 0.29% or 3.10 to trade at $1072.80 a troy ounce.USD/JPY was up 0.16% to 120.47, while EUR/JPY rose 0.22% to 132.16.The US Dollar Index was down 0.06% at 97.95.