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At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 2.61% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Toyota Tsusho Corp. (T:8015), which rose 7.10% or 350.0 points to trade at 5280.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Japan Tobacco Inc (T:2914) added 6.40% or 143.0 points to end at 2378.5 and Advantest Corp. (T:6857) was up 6.00% or 560.0 points to 9890.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nomura Holdings Inc (T:8604), which fell 6.31% or 34.7 points to trade at 515.3 at the close. NEC Corp. (T:6701) declined 2.41% or 140.0 points to end at 5680.0 and Seiko Epson Cor (T:6724) was down 1.53% or 31.0 points to 1995.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2722 to 847 and 167 ended unchanged.
Shares in Japan Tobacco Inc (T:2914) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 6.40% or 143.0 to 2378.5.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 21.88.
Crude oil for December delivery was down 0.61% or 0.51 to $83.06 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 0.39% or 0.33 to hit $83.39 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.10% or 1.85 to trade at $1785.75 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.31% to 114.35, while EUR/JPY rose 0.27% to 132.15.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.13% at 94.240.
