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At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.00%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:9107), which rose 2.58% or 70.00 points to trade at 2,787.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. (TYO:9983) added 1.94% or 1,530.00 points to end at 80,530.00 and Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. (TYO:5202) was up 1.80% or 10.00 points to 567.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were JGC Corp. (TYO:1963), which fell 1.99% or 34.00 points to trade at 1,678.00 at the close. Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (TYO:2802) declined 1.75% or 72.00 points to end at 4,031.00 and Kikkoman Corp. (TYO:2801) was down 1.70% or 120.00 points to 6,940.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2153 to 1404 and 258 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.36% to 19.51.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.59% or 0.46 to $78.86 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.65% or 0.54 to hit $84.00 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.03% or 0.55 to trade at $1,825.45 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.36% to 132.52, while EUR/JPY fell 0.54% to 141.03.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.25% at 103.84.
