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At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.26%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (T:4568), which rose 10.28% or 891.0 points to trade at 9557.0 at the close. Meanwhile, CyberAgent Inc (T:4751) added 4.34% or 250.0 points to end at 6010.0 and Fujifilm Holdings Corp. (T:4901) was up 3.10% or 148.0 points to 4925.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (T:7211), which fell 12.64% or 34.0 points to trade at 235.0 at the close. Hitachi Construction Machinery Co (T:6305) declined 6.23% or 205.0 points to end at 3085.0 and Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:3382) was down 4.82% or 167.0 points to 3296.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2428 to 1040 and 205 ended unchanged.
Shares in Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (T:7211) fell to all time lows; losing 12.64% or 34.0 to 235.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 22.70.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.10% or 0.04 to $41.56 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 0.30% or 0.13 to hit $44.03 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.61% or 11.85 to trade at $1919.15 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.16% to 105.53, while EUR/JPY fell 0.12% to 123.67.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.25% at 93.852.
