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At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.33% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Japan Tobacco Inc (TYO:2914), which rose 9.50% or 234.00 points to trade at 2,698.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Panasonic Corp (TYO:6752) added 7.33% or 78.00 points to end at 1,142.50 and NTN Corp. (TYO:6472) was up 6.79% or 18.00 points to 283.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Kyocera Corp. (TYO:6971), which fell 7.49% or 557.00 points to trade at 6,884.00 at the close. Toyo Seikan Group Holdings, Ltd. (TYO:5901) declined 6.88% or 117.00 points to end at 1,584.00 and Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (TYO:4506) was down 3.66% or 38.00 points to 999.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1766 to 1719 and 306 ended unchanged.
Shares in Japan Tobacco Inc (TYO:2914) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 9.50% or 234.00 to 2,698.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 3.16% to 22.95.
Crude oil for December delivery was up 1.43% or 1.24 to $87.77 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 1.51% or 1.40 to hit $94.21 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.45% or 7.45 to trade at $1,648.15 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.58% to 147.85, while EUR/JPY fell 0.24% to 146.62.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.35% at 111.03.
