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At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.73%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (T:4568), which rose 5.63% or 470.0 points to trade at 8824.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Yahoo Japan Corp. (T:4689) added 5.39% or 27.0 points to end at 528.0 and SUMCO Corp. (T:3436) was up 4.24% or 69.0 points to 1695.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Taiheiyo Cement Corp. (T:5233), which fell 4.01% or 101.0 points to trade at 2415.0 at the close. Isuzu Motors, Ltd. (T:7202) declined 3.13% or 30.2 points to end at 933.5 and Credit Saison Co., Ltd. (T:8253) was down 2.97% or 33.0 points to 1078.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2311 to 1175 and 206 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 22.48.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.54% or 0.22 to $41.14 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.69% or 0.30 to hit $43.58 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.32% or 5.75 to trade at $1823.15 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.10% to 107.34, while EUR/JPY rose 0.10% to 122.86.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.07% at 95.703.
