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At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.58%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Suzuki Motor Corp. (T:7269), which rose 3.84% or 168.0 points to trade at 4539.0 at the close. Meanwhile, NSK Ltd. (T:6471) added 3.59% or 32.0 points to end at 924.0 and Hino Motors, Ltd. (T:7205) was up 3.42% or 30.0 points to 906.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Canon Inc (T:7751), which fell 2.94% or 79.5 points to trade at 2628.5 at the close. Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd. (T:4151) declined 1.84% or 70.0 points to end at 3725.0 and Seiko Epson Cor (T:6724) was down 1.67% or 32.0 points to 1887.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2586 to 939 and 241 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 21.62.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.04% or 0.03 to $67.23 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.06% or 0.04 to hit $69.39 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.16% or 2.95 to trade at $1808.45 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.19% to 110.05, while EUR/JPY fell 0.02% to 129.36.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.22% at 93.188.
