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At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.23%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Ricoh Co., Ltd. (T:7752), which rose 8.59% or 96.0 points to trade at 1213.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:7762) added 7.47% or 29.0 points to end at 417.0 and Casio Computer Co., Ltd. (T:6952) was up 4.55% or 93.0 points to 2137.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Hitachi Zosen Corp. (T:7004), which fell 7.50% or 69.0 points to trade at 851.0 at the close. Recruit Holdings Co Ltd (T:6098) declined 6.34% or 334.0 points to end at 4931.0 and Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (T:5541) was down 6.25% or 142.0 points to 2130.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1873 to 1645 and 220 ended unchanged.
Shares in Ricoh Co., Ltd. (T:7752) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 8.59% or 96.0 to 1213.0. Shares in Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:7762) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 7.47% or 29.0 to 417.0. Shares in Casio Computer Co., Ltd. (T:6952) rose to 52-week highs; up 4.55% or 93.0 to 2137.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 23.23.
Crude oil for April delivery was up 1.58% or 1.01 to $64.84 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 1.75% or 1.17 to hit $67.91 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.29% or 4.85 to trade at $1695.85 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.25% to 108.23, while EUR/JPY rose 0.14% to 129.38.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.14% at 91.770.
