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At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.64%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO:7762), which rose 16.18% or 100.00 points to trade at 718.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Kajima Corp. (TYO:1812) added 5.41% or 82.00 points to end at 1,598.00 and Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (TYO:5301) was up 4.98% or 59.00 points to 1,244.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Recruit Holdings Co Ltd (TYO:6098), which fell 5.02% or 220.00 points to trade at 4,159.00 at the close. Japan Steel Works Ltd (TYO:5631) declined 3.62% or 97.00 points to end at 2,585.00 and Rakuten Inc (TYO:4755) was down 1.49% or 10.00 points to 662.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2503 to 1099 and 225 ended unchanged.
Shares in Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO:7762) rose to 3-years highs; rising 16.18% or 100.00 to 718.00. Shares in Kajima Corp. (TYO:1812) rose to 52-week highs; rising 5.41% or 82.00 to 1,598.00. Shares in Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (TYO:5301) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 4.98% or 59.00 to 1,244.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 1.79% to 16.51.
Crude oil for March delivery was down 0.80% or 0.64 to $79.50 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April fell 0.42% or 0.36 to hit $86.25 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.35% or 6.55 to trade at $1,870.05 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.34% to 131.96, while EUR/JPY fell 0.18% to 141.69.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.21% at 103.03.
