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At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.10% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Komatsu Ltd. (T:6301), which rose 5.64% or 154.5 points to trade at 2893.5 at the close. Meanwhile, NSK Ltd. (T:6471) added 5.56% or 42.0 points to end at 798.0 and Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. (T:3863) was up 5.07% or 56.0 points to 1161.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Shionogi & Co., Ltd. (T:4507), which fell 7.14% or 588.0 points to trade at 7644.0 at the close. Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (T:4568) declined 3.61% or 107.5 points to end at 2873.0 and Z Holdings Corp (T:4689) was down 3.58% or 24.0 points to 646.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2117 to 1475 and 213 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 18.63.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.10% or 0.08 to $77.07 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.11% or 0.09 to hit $80.09 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.04% or 0.80 to trade at $1815.40 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.13% to 115.99, while EUR/JPY rose 0.01% to 131.06.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.09% at 96.188.
