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At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.35%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366), which rose 9.25% or 38.0 points to trade at 449.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Olympus Corp. (T:7733) added 6.01% or 150.5 points to end at 2656.5 and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107) was up 5.66% or 275.0 points to 5130.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were JFE Holdings, Inc. (T:5411), which fell 11.30% or 191.0 points to trade at 1500.0 at the close. Obayashi Corp. (T:1802) declined 9.18% or 91.0 points to end at 900.0 and GS Yuasa Corp. (T:6674) was down 8.82% or 219.0 points to 2264.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2162 to 1377 and 220 ended unchanged.
Shares in Olympus Corp. (T:7733) rose to 3-years highs; rising 6.01% or 150.5 to 2656.5.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 19.79.
Crude oil for December delivery was up 1.11% or 0.90 to $82.17 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 1.03% or 0.85 to hit $83.59 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.08% or 1.50 to trade at $1818.30 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.15% to 113.57, while EUR/JPY rose 0.04% to 131.24.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.00% at 94.315.
