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At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 2.50% to hit a new 5-year high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Tokyu Fudosan (T:3289), which rose 5.89% or 29.0 points to trade at 521.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Tokyo Electron Ltd. (T:8035) added 5.60% or 1800.0 points to end at 33940.0 and Yamaha Corp. (T:7951) was up 5.49% or 310.0 points to 5960.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ANA Holdings Inc (T:9202), which fell 1.94% or 49.0 points to trade at 2483.0 at the close. Unitika, Ltd. (T:3103) declined 1.28% or 5.0 points to end at 386.0 and KDDI Corp. (T:9433) was down 1.25% or 38.0 points to 3004.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2634 to 914 and 181 ended unchanged.
Shares in Tokyo Electron Ltd. (T:8035) rose to all time highs; gaining 5.60% or 1800.0 to 33940.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 21.70.
Crude oil for January delivery was up 1.00% or 0.43 to $43.49 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 0.85% or 0.39 to hit $46.43 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.61% or 11.20 to trade at $1826.60 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.11% to 104.42, while EUR/JPY fell 0.01% to 123.77.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.11% at 92.392.
