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At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.65%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Toho Zinc Co., Ltd. (T:5707), which rose 12.69% or 237.0 points to trade at 2105.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107) added 8.94% or 360.0 points to end at 4385.0 and Taiheiyo Cement Corp. (T:5233) was up 6.32% or 156.0 points to 2624.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were SUMCO Corp. (T:3436), which fell 5.34% or 132.0 points to trade at 2342.0 at the close. Japan Steel Works Ltd (T:5631) declined 3.50% or 103.0 points to end at 2840.0 and Advantest Corp. (T:6857) was down 3.21% or 330.0 points to 9950.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2366 to 1190 and 197 ended unchanged.
Shares in Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107) rose to 5-year highs; up 8.94% or 360.0 to 4385.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 19.57.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.38% or 0.26 to $68.55 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 0.40% or 0.28 to hit $70.91 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.13% or 2.25 to trade at $1733.95 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.17% to 110.75, while EUR/JPY rose 0.12% to 129.71.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.12% at 93.165.
