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At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.26% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. (TYO:5202), which rose 17.72% or 70.00 points to trade at 465.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Fujikura Ltd. (TYO:5803) added 16.07% or 126.00 points to end at 910.00 and Suzuki Motor Corp. (TYO:7269) was up 10.44% or 451.00 points to 4,772.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. (TYO:3863), which fell 7.17% or 69.00 points to trade at 894.00 at the close. MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings (TYO:8725) declined 6.42% or 276.00 points to end at 4,023.00 and Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. (TYO:8766) was down 4.86% or 374.00 points to 7,326.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1842 to 1664 and 274 ended unchanged.
Shares in Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. (TYO:3863) fell to all time lows; falling 7.17% or 69.00 to 894.00. Shares in Fujikura Ltd. (TYO:5803) rose to 3-years highs; up 16.07% or 126.00 to 910.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 5.71% to 20.35.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.70% or 0.62 to $89.63 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 0.65% or 0.62 to hit $95.54 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.17% or 3.05 to trade at $1,794.25 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.08% to 135.07, while EUR/JPY rose 0.30% to 137.82.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.27% at 106.20.
