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At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.41% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:9107), which rose 4.07% or 199.00 points to trade at 5,085.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Kobe Steel, Ltd. (TYO:5406) added 3.88% or 71.00 points to end at 1,901.00 and Inpex Corp. (TYO:1605) was up 3.24% or 66.00 points to 2,101.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Eisai Co., Ltd. (TYO:4523), which fell 1.48% or 137.00 points to trade at 9,121.00 at the close. TDK Corp (TYO:6762) declined 1.35% or 72.00 points to end at 5,242.00 and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (TYO:7211) was down 1.34% or 7.70 points to 565.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2564 to 1028 and 266 ended unchanged.
Shares in Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:9107) rose to 5-year highs; rising 4.07% or 199.00 to 5,085.00. Shares in Kobe Steel, Ltd. (TYO:5406) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 3.88% or 71.00 to 1,901.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 1.44% to 17.74 a new 3-months low.
Crude oil for October delivery was up 0.55% or 0.46 to $84.09 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.52% or 0.45 to hit $87.28 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.18% or 3.45 to trade at $1,969.35 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.06% to 145.44, while EUR/JPY rose 0.06% to 157.90.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.11% at 103.48.
