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At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.04% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Casio Computer Co., Ltd. (TYO:6952), which rose 3.95% or 50.00 points to trade at 1,316.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Inpex Corp. (TYO:1605) added 3.26% or 57.00 points to end at 1,807.00 and Yamaha Corp. (TYO:7951) was up 3.19% or 180.00 points to 5,830.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:9107), which fell 11.13% or 1,160.00 points to trade at 9,260.00 at the close. Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (TYO:9104) declined 7.74% or 270.00 points to end at 3,220.00 and Nippon Yusen K.K (TYO:9101) was down 6.99% or 740.00 points to 9,850.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1845 to 1649 and 277 ended unchanged.
Shares in Inpex Corp. (TYO:1605) rose to 5-year highs; rising 3.26% or 57.00 to 1,807.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 0.15% to 19.44.
Crude oil for July delivery was down 0.29% or 0.36 to $121.75 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 0.19% or 0.24 to hit $123.34 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.16% or 3.00 to trade at $1,853.50 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.49% to 133.59, while EUR/JPY fell 0.49% to 143.11.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 102.56.
