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At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.36%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107), which rose 3.51% or 175.0 points to trade at 5160.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (T:4568) added 2.85% or 67.0 points to end at 2417.0 and Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. (T:5202) was up 2.15% or 12.0 points to 570.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (T:5301), which fell 5.07% or 82.0 points to trade at 1534.0 at the close. Toho Zinc Co., Ltd. (T:5707) declined 4.87% or 102.0 points to end at 1992.0 and JFE Holdings, Inc. (T:5411) was down 3.76% or 63.0 points to 1613.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2576 to 968 and 196 ended unchanged.
Shares in Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107) rose to 5-year highs; up 3.51% or 175.0 to 5160.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 20.18.
Crude oil for October delivery was down 0.66% or 0.44 to $66.61 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.62% or 0.43 to hit $69.08 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.36% or 6.45 to trade at $1796.25 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.02% to 109.25, while EUR/JPY fell 0.03% to 128.60.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.09% at 92.703.
