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At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 2.19% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Inpex Corp. (T:1605), which rose 5.60% or 50.0 points to trade at 943.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Idemitsu Kosan Co Ltd (T:5019) added 3.69% or 109.0 points to end at 3060.0 and Sojitz Corp. (T:2768) was up 3.60% or 64.0 points to 1843.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. (T:9983), which fell 6.92% or 5420.0 points to trade at 72850.0 at the close. Z Holdings Corp (T:4689) declined 5.55% or 39.6 points to end at 673.3 and Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (T:4506) was down 4.99% or 100.0 points to 1903.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2958 to 642 and 145 ended unchanged.
Shares in Inpex Corp. (T:1605) rose to 52-week highs; rising 5.60% or 50.0 to 943.0. Shares in Idemitsu Kosan Co Ltd (T:5019) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 3.69% or 109.0 to 3060.0. Shares in Sojitz Corp. (T:2768) rose to all time highs; up 3.60% or 64.0 to 1843.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 23.88.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.39% or 0.30 to $77.92 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 0.57% or 0.46 to hit $81.72 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.42% or 7.50 to trade at $1760.10 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.27% to 111.17, while EUR/JPY rose 0.05% to 128.94.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.20% at 93.963.
