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At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 1.11%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Konami Corp. (T:9766), which rose 6.20% or 330.0 points to trade at 5650.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Sony Corp (T:6758) added 5.84% or 725.0 points to end at 13135.0 and Itochu Corp. (T:8001) was up 5.46% or 189.0 points to 3648.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107), which fell 6.51% or 460.0 points to trade at 6610.0 at the close. Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (T:9104) declined 5.26% or 460.0 points to end at 8280.0 and T&D Holdings, Inc. (T:8795) was down 4.54% or 79.0 points to 1663.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2527 to 1021 and 220 ended unchanged.
Shares in Itochu Corp. (T:8001) rose to all time highs; up 5.46% or 189.0 to 3648.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 24.87 a new 1-month high.
Crude oil for March delivery was down 0.19% or 0.16 to $85.64 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 0.36% or 0.32 to hit $88.12 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.13% or 2.45 to trade at $1840.75 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.10% to 114.44, while EUR/JPY rose 0.27% to 130.00.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.03% at 95.475.
