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At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.54%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Hitachi Zosen Corp. (T:7004), which rose 6.38% or 34.0 points to trade at 567.0 at the close. Meanwhile, IHI Corp. (T:7013) added 5.89% or 108.0 points to end at 1943.0 and Inpex Corp. (T:1605) was up 4.95% or 27.0 points to 573.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Hino Motors, Ltd. (T:7205), which fell 12.37% or 127.0 points to trade at 900.0 at the close. Kuraray Co., Ltd. (T:3405) declined 4.13% or 46.0 points to end at 1067.0 and Softbank Group Corp. (T:9984) was down 1.65% or 133.0 points to 7942.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2321 to 1185 and 241 ended unchanged.
Shares in Hitachi Zosen Corp. (T:7004) rose to 52-week highs; rising 6.38% or 34.0 to 567.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 20.87.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.08% or 0.04 to $48.16 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.14% or 0.07 to hit $51.31 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.14% or 2.55 to trade at $1880.65 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.01% to 103.56, while EUR/JPY rose 0.21% to 126.44.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.26% at 90.108.
