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At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.93% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Z Holdings Corp (T:4689), which rose 7.20% or 52.8 points to trade at 786.0 at the close. Meanwhile, JTEKT Corp. (T:6473) added 5.41% or 53.0 points to end at 1032.0 and Hitachi Zosen Corp. (T:7004) was up 5.33% or 45.0 points to 890.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (T:7003), which fell 14.59% or 83.0 points to trade at 486.0 at the close. Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107) declined 8.64% or 490.0 points to end at 5180.0 and Konica Minolta, Inc. (T:4902) was down 8.57% or 48.0 points to 512.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2349 to 1199 and 208 ended unchanged.
Shares in Z Holdings Corp (T:4689) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 7.20% or 52.8 to 786.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 20.10.
Crude oil for December delivery was down 0.45% or 0.36 to $80.50 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 0.04% or 0.03 to hit $81.96 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.58% or 10.20 to trade at $1774.10 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.25% to 114.26, while EUR/JPY fell 0.09% to 132.21.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.29% at 94.127.
