Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.26%

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At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.26%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. (T:8801), which rose 3.82% or 69.0 points to trade at 1874.5 at the close. Meanwhile, Tokyu Fudosan (T:3289) added 3.80% or 17.0 points to end at 464.0 and NEC Corp. (T:6701) was up 3.66% or 200.0 points to 5660.0 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Advantest Corp. (T:6857), which fell 2.94% or 160.0 points to trade at 5290.0 at the close. Sony Corp (T:6758) declined 2.76% or 242.0 points to end at 8526.0 and Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd. (T:5232) was down 2.21% or 80.0 points to 3545.0.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1964 to 1512 and 218 ended unchanged.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 22.09.

Crude oil for October delivery was down 0.60% or 0.26 to $42.86 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.70% or 0.32 to hit $45.14 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.78% or 15.80 to trade at $1997.30 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.09% to 105.52, while EUR/JPY rose 0.11% to 125.88.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 92.323.