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At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.73%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Konami Corp. (T:9766), which rose 11.71% or 720.0 points to trade at 6870.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107) added 9.65% or 600.0 points to end at 6820.0 and Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366) was up 7.25% or 25.0 points to 370.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. (T:5202), which fell 8.02% or 41.0 points to trade at 470.0 at the close. Kao Corp. (T:4452) declined 6.35% or 364.0 points to end at 5366.0 and Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (T:5801) was down 5.34% or 125.0 points to 2218.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2325 to 1216 and 227 ended unchanged.
Shares in Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. (T:5202) fell to 52-week lows; down 8.02% or 41.0 to 470.0. Shares in Kao Corp. (T:4452) fell to 5-year lows; falling 6.35% or 364.0 to 5366.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 21.82.
Crude oil for March delivery was up 0.52% or 0.47 to $90.74 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April rose 0.36% or 0.33 to hit $91.44 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.24% or 4.35 to trade at $1808.45 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.03% to 114.99, while EUR/JPY rose 0.19% to 131.75.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.12% at 95.265.
