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At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.74%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Recruit Holdings Co Ltd (TYO:6098), which rose 3.65% or 184.00 points to trade at 5,220.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Mitsubishi Corp. (TYO:8058) added 3.18% or 222.00 points to end at 7,196.00 and Tokyu Corp. (TYO:9005) was up 3.02% or 54.00 points to 1,840.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (TYO:4506), which fell 4.24% or 22.50 points to trade at 508.50 at the close. Matsui Securities Co., Ltd. (TYO:8628) declined 3.03% or 25.00 points to end at 801.00 and Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO:2269) was down 2.61% or 98.00 points to 3,652.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2302 to 1303 and 255 ended unchanged.
Shares in Recruit Holdings Co Ltd (TYO:6098) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 3.65% or 184.00 to 5,220.00.
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 0.22% or 0.18 to $81.81 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.14% or 0.12 to hit $85.36 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to trade at $1,973.00 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.33% to 145.76, while EUR/JPY fell 0.53% to 158.90.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.11% at 103.21.
