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At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.31%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (TYO:9104), which rose 4.05% or 118.00 points to trade at 3,030.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. (TYO:5713) added 4.01% or 162.00 points to end at 4,203.00 and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:9107) was up 3.76% or 86.00 points to 2,373.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were J.Front Retailing Co., Ltd. (TYO:3086), which fell 3.72% or 45.00 points to trade at 1,166.00 at the close. Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. (TYO:3099) declined 3.56% or 48.00 points to end at 1,302.00 and Takashimaya Co., Ltd. (TYO:8233) was down 3.28% or 62.00 points to 1,827.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1794 to 1720 and 279 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 0.29% to 24.06.
Crude oil for December delivery was down 1.40% or 1.19 to $83.86 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 1.27% or 1.16 to hit $90.18 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.02% or 0.25 to trade at $1,656.05 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 1.04% to 149.18, while EUR/JPY rose 0.85% to 146.80.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.12% at 112.11.
