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At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.20%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107), which rose 9.24% or 405.0 points to trade at 4790.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (T:5301) added 8.52% or 130.0 points to end at 1655.0 and Showa Denko K.K. (T:4004) was up 6.81% or 210.0 points to 3295.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Rakuten Inc (T:4755), which fell 6.40% or 86.0 points to trade at 1257.0 at the close. Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:2269) declined 4.46% or 310.0 points to end at 6640.0 and Japan Steel Works Ltd (T:5631) was down 4.23% or 120.0 points to 2720.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1774 to 1738 and 241 ended unchanged.
Shares in Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107) rose to 5-year highs; rising 9.24% or 405.0 to 4790.0. Shares in Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:2269) fell to 52-week lows; falling 4.46% or 310.0 to 6640.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 19.57.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.09% or 0.06 to $69.19 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.04% or 0.03 to hit $71.41 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.25% or 4.35 to trade at $1757.65 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.00% to 110.40, while EUR/JPY unchanged 0.00% to 129.58.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.01% at 92.927.
