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At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.46%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. (T:3863), which rose 6.33% or 80.0 points to trade at 1343.0 at the close. Meanwhile, IHI Corp. (T:7013) added 5.84% or 124.0 points to end at 2246.0 and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107) was up 4.43% or 127.0 points to 2996.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nitto Denko Co (T:6988), which fell 3.72% or 350.0 points to trade at 9060.0 at the close. Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (T:4568) declined 3.46% or 104.0 points to end at 2905.0 and Matsui Securities Co., Ltd. (T:8628) was down 3.23% or 29.0 points to 868.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2075 to 1394 and 255 ended unchanged.
Shares in Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107) rose to 3-years highs; up 4.43% or 127.0 to 2996.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 19.89.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.73% or 0.45 to $62.36 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.72% or 0.47 to hit $65.50 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.00% or 0.05 to trade at $1780.05 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.23% to 108.33, while EUR/JPY rose 0.15% to 130.74.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.20% at 90.960.
