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At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.18%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Yokogawa Electric Corp. (TYO:6841), which rose 12.81% or 257.00 points to trade at 2,264.00 at the close. Meanwhile, IHI Corp. (TYO:7013) added 8.44% or 241.00 points to end at 3,095.00 and Nippon Yusen K.K (TYO:9101) was up 5.39% or 500.00 points to 9,770.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (TYO:5541), which fell 21.88% or 700.00 points to trade at 2,500.00 at the close. Shizuoka Bank Ltd (TYO:8355) declined 6.56% or 56.00 points to end at 798.00 and Resona Holdings, Inc. (TYO:8308) was down 5.50% or 30.00 points to 515.90.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2002 to 1483 and 241 ended unchanged.
Shares in IHI Corp. (TYO:7013) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 8.44% or 241.00 to 3,095.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 2.14% to 29.71.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 1.96% or 1.96 to $101.72 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 2.00% or 2.05 to hit $104.51 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.32% or 5.83 to trade at $1,846.83 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.34% to 129.99, while EUR/JPY fell 0.10% to 137.16.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.22% at 103.71.
