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At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 2.13%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Trend Micro Inc. (T:4704), which rose 1.36% or 90.0 points to trade at 6710.0 at the close. Meanwhile, NEC Corp. (T:6701) added 1.18% or 60.0 points to end at 5150.0 and NH Foods Ltd (T:2282) was up 0.74% or 30.0 points to 4060.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Shinsei Bank, Ltd. (T:8303), which fell 8.36% or 167.0 points to trade at 1831.0 at the close. JTEKT Corp. (T:6473) declined 6.10% or 64.0 points to end at 986.0 and Yamaha Motor Co Ltd (T:7272) was down 5.73% or 164.0 points to 2700.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 3301 to 369 and 122 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 20.09.
Crude oil for January delivery was down 3.95% or 2.80 to $68.06 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 3.33% or 2.45 to hit $71.07 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.29% or 5.25 to trade at $1799.65 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.24% to 113.39, while EUR/JPY fell 0.15% to 127.56.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.05% at 96.597.
