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At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 1.81% to hit a new 52-week low.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Inpex Corp. (T:1605), which unchanged 0% or 0 points to trade at 1146.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. (T:5713) unchanged 0% or 0 points to end at 5412.0 and Idemitsu Kosan Co Ltd (T:5019) was unchanged 0% or 0 points to 2983.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Softbank Group Corp. (T:9984), which unchanged 0% or 0 points to trade at 5154.0 at the close. AGC Inc (T:5201) unchanged 0% or 0 points to end at 5390.0 and Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (T:5801) was 0% or 0 points to 2379.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2560 to 1092 and 151 ended unchanged.
Shares in Inpex Corp. (T:1605) unchanged to 3-years highs; unchanged 0% or 0 to 1146.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 27.59.
Crude oil for April delivery was up 3.68% or 3.32 to $93.53 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 2.10% or 1.95 to hit $94.94 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.63% or 12.05 to trade at $1911.85 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was unchanged 0% to 114.74, while EUR/JPY unchanged 0% to 129.79.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.10% at 96.112.
