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At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 1.80% to hit a new 6-months low.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (T:9104), which rose 12.33% or 620.0 points to trade at 5650.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Nippon Yusen K.K (T:9101) added 6.91% or 380.0 points to end at 5880.0 and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107) was up 6.44% or 225.0 points to 3720.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366), which fell 13.75% or 62.0 points to trade at 389.0 at the close. Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (T:4506) declined 10.77% or 228.0 points to end at 1889.0 and JTEKT Corp. (T:6473) was down 8.91% or 101.0 points to 1032.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2937 to 649 and 155 ended unchanged.
Shares in Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (T:9104) rose to 5-year highs; up 12.33% or 620.0 to 5650.0. Shares in Nippon Yusen K.K (T:9101) rose to 5-year highs; up 6.91% or 380.0 to 5880.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 23.25 a new 1-month high.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.54% or 0.40 to $73.22 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.57% or 0.43 to hit $74.67 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.04% or 0.70 to trade at $1830.50 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.08% to 109.55, while EUR/JPY rose 0.13% to 130.29.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.00% at 91.875.
