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At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 2.05% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were JFE Holdings, Inc. (T:5411), which rose 6.49% or 112.0 points to trade at 1839.0 at the close. Meanwhile, IHI Corp. (T:7013) added 5.30% or 130.0 points to end at 2582.0 and Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (T:5301) was up 4.99% or 75.0 points to 1578.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Rakuten Inc (T:4755), which fell 2.10% or 24.0 points to trade at 1117.0 at the close. Kansai Electric Power Co Inc (T:9503) declined 1.34% or 15.0 points to end at 1103.5 and West Japan Railway Co. (T:9021) was down 1.04% or 54.0 points to 5154.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2583 to 956 and 226 ended unchanged.
Shares in JFE Holdings, Inc. (T:5411) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 6.49% or 112.0 to 1839.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 17.16.
Crude oil for October delivery was down 0.23% or 0.16 to $69.83 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 0.08% or 0.06 to hit $72.97 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.20% or 3.65 to trade at $1815.15 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.08% to 110.00, while EUR/JPY rose 0.11% to 130.66.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.02% at 92.213.
