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At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.71% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Unitika, Ltd. (TYO:3103), which rose 3.86% or 10.00 points to trade at 269.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (TYO:7211) added 3.61% or 21.00 points to end at 602.00 and Subaru Corp (TYO:7270) was up 3.37% or 84.00 points to 2,574.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nippon Yusen K.K (TYO:9101), which fell 7.92% or 810.00 points to trade at 9,420.00 at the close. Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (TYO:9104) declined 7.01% or 245.00 points to end at 3,250.00 and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:9107) was down 6.18% or 520.00 points to 7,890.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2676 to 873 and 219 ended unchanged.
Shares in Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (TYO:7211) rose to 3-years highs; up 3.61% or 21.00 to 602.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 14.93% to 19.72.
Crude oil for October delivery was down 1.53% or 1.33 to $85.55 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 1.35% or 1.25 to hit $91.58 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.20% or 3.45 to trade at $1,709.45 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.90% to 144.07, while EUR/JPY rose 0.92% to 142.70.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.21% at 110.44.
