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At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 1.67%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. (TYO:7911), which rose 5.73% or 150.00 points to trade at 2,767.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (TYO:7912) added 3.69% or 140.00 points to end at 3,930.00 and Sekisui House, Ltd. (TYO:1928) was up 1.59% or 43.50 points to 2,771.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Resona Holdings, Inc. (TYO:8308), which fell 7.47% or 59.20 points to trade at 733.80 at the close. Chiba Bank Ltd (TYO:8331) declined 7.33% or 76.00 points to end at 961.00 and Nippon Yusen K.K (TYO:9101) was down 6.58% or 239.00 points to 3,395.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 3042 to 594 and 198 ended unchanged.
Shares in Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. (TYO:7911) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 5.73% or 150.00 to 2,767.00. Shares in Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (TYO:7912) rose to 5-year highs; rising 3.69% or 140.00 to 3,930.00. Shares in Sekisui House, Ltd. (TYO:1928) rose to all time highs; up 1.59% or 43.50 to 2,771.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 3.58% to 17.94 a new 1-month high.
Crude oil for April delivery was down 0.90% or 0.68 to $75.04 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 0.66% or 0.54 to hit $81.05 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.22% or 4.05 to trade at $1,838.65 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.14% to 136.33, while EUR/JPY rose 0.32% to 144.51.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.19% at 105.11.
