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At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.71%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (T:4519), which rose 10.54% or 405.0 points to trade at 4246.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Panasonic Corp (T:6752) added 4.86% or 67.0 points to end at 1445.5 and Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. (T:6302) was up 4.10% or 116.0 points to 2942.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Japan Post Holdings Co Ltd (T:6178), which fell 4.49% or 39.4 points to trade at 837.4 at the close. Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. (T:9983) declined 3.82% or 2780.0 points to end at 70000.0 and Ube Industries, Ltd. (T:4208) was down 3.39% or 74.0 points to 2111.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2153 to 1327 and 285 ended unchanged.
Shares in Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. (T:9983) fell to 52-week lows; falling 3.82% or 2780.0 to 70000.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 20.95.
Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.88% or 0.74 to $84.50 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.87% or 0.74 to hit $85.38 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.14% or 2.55 to trade at $1798.85 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.18% to 113.67, while EUR/JPY rose 0.26% to 132.50.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.10% at 93.532.
