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At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.47%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Kikkoman Corp. (T:2801), which rose 2.28% or 200.0 points to trade at 8990.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:9064) added 1.93% or 52.0 points to end at 2747.0 and TOTO Ltd. (T:5332) was up 1.83% or 100.0 points to 5550.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Hitachi Zosen Corp. (T:7004), which fell 7.89% or 68.0 points to trade at 794.0 at the close. Ricoh Co., Ltd. (T:7752) declined 4.11% or 44.0 points to end at 1027.0 and Hitachi Ltd (T:6501) was down 3.48% or 231.0 points to 6401.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2124 to 1416 and 223 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 21.03.
Crude oil for January delivery was up 0.70% or 0.51 to $72.87 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 0.54% or 0.41 to hit $76.23 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.10% or 1.75 to trade at $1787.25 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.12% to 113.53, while EUR/JPY fell 0.28% to 128.55.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.16% at 96.037.
