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At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.29%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Astellas Pharma Inc. (TYO:4503), which rose 10.05% or 200.00 points to trade at 2,191.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Nissui Corp (TYO:1332) added 7.61% or 54.10 points to end at 765.00 and Toray Industries, Inc. (TYO:3402) was up 5.68% or 43.40 points to 807.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Taisei Corp. (TYO:1801), which fell 8.71% or 469.00 points to trade at 4,914.00 at the close. Obayashi Corp. (TYO:1802) declined 6.95% or 91.00 points to end at 1,217.50 and Denka Co Ltd (TYO:4061) was down 6.09% or 165.50 points to 2,552.50.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2516 to 1120 and 214 ended unchanged.
Shares in Nissui Corp (TYO:1332) rose to 3-years highs; up 7.61% or 54.10 to 765.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 0.97% to 20.86.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.08% or 0.07 to $82.75 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.02% or 0.02 to hit $86.22 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.26% or 5.20 to trade at $1,970.90 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.28% to 142.14, while EUR/JPY rose 0.06% to 156.20.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.15% at 101.99.
