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At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.11% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were GS Yuasa Corp. (T:6674), which rose 6.58% or 142.0 points to trade at 2301.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Subaru Corp (T:7270) added 5.22% or 115.5 points to end at 2328.0 and T&D Holdings, Inc. (T:8795) was up 2.57% or 37.0 points to 1478.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107), which fell 5.31% or 275.0 points to trade at 4905.0 at the close. Toho Zinc Co., Ltd. (T:5707) declined 3.39% or 83.0 points to end at 2364.0 and Recruit Holdings Co Ltd (T:6098) was down 3.31% or 267.0 points to 7804.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1854 to 1673 and 217 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 19.11 a new 1-month low.
Crude oil for January delivery was up 0.66% or 0.53 to $80.28 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.83% or 0.68 to hit $82.73 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.10% or 1.80 to trade at $1864.80 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.12% to 114.25, while EUR/JPY rose 0.18% to 129.95.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 95.472.
