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At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.96% to hit a new 6-months low.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Canon Inc (T:7751), which rose 9.24% or 229.0 points to trade at 2708.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Seiko Epson Cor (T:6724) added 5.15% or 94.0 points to end at 1919.0 and Nikon Corp. (T:7731) was up 2.98% or 29.0 points to 1001.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Inpex Corp. (T:1605), which fell 4.54% or 36.0 points to trade at 757.0 at the close. Dentsu Inc. (T:4324) declined 4.21% or 165.0 points to end at 3755.0 and Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. (T:4005) was down 4.06% or 23.0 points to 544.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2714 to 829 and 224 ended unchanged.
Shares in Canon Inc (T:7751) rose to 52-week highs; up 9.24% or 229.0 to 2708.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 21.62.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 1.15% or 0.76 to $67.11 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 1.14% or 0.78 to hit $69.40 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.40% or 7.25 to trade at $1816.45 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.21% to 109.67, while EUR/JPY rose 0.02% to 129.15.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.11% at 93.002.
