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At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.07%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. (TYO:9531), which rose 5.48% or 149.00 points to trade at 2,868.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (TYO:7735) added 5.12% or 490.00 points to end at 10,060.00 and Alps Electric Co., Ltd. (TYO:6770) was up 5.06% or 67.00 points to 1,390.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were TOTO Ltd. (TYO:5332), which fell 8.37% or 420.00 points to trade at 4,600.00 at the close. Seiko Epson Cor (TYO:6724) declined 5.83% or 117.00 points to end at 1,890.00 and Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (TYO:2802) was down 3.65% or 156.00 points to 4,117.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1788 to 1774 and 256 ended unchanged.
Shares in Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. (TYO:9531) rose to 3-years highs; up 5.48% or 149.00 to 2,868.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.18% to 16.97 a new 1-month low.
Crude oil for March delivery was up 0.23% or 0.18 to $79.05 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April rose 0.07% or 0.06 to hit $85.52 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.25% or 4.95 to trade at $1,940.35 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.23% to 130.40, while EUR/JPY rose 0.34% to 141.78.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.02% at 101.89.
