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At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.06%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were NTT Data Corp. (T:9613), which rose 3.58% or 68.0 points to trade at 1966.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Advantest Corp. (T:6857) added 2.67% or 240.0 points to end at 9220.0 and Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (T:7735) was up 2.67% or 240.0 points to 9240.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Seiko Epson Cor (T:6724), which fell 3.58% or 76.0 points to trade at 2049.0 at the close. Shionogi & Co., Ltd. (T:4507) declined 2.73% or 194.0 points to end at 6912.0 and Oji Holdings Corp. (T:3861) was down 2.73% or 16.0 points to 571.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2231 to 1262 and 248 ended unchanged.
Shares in NTT Data Corp. (T:9613) rose to 5-year highs; up 3.58% or 68.0 to 1966.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 18.86.
Crude oil for October delivery was down 0.85% or 0.58 to $67.78 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 0.69% or 0.49 to hit $70.79 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.21% or 3.85 to trade at $1787.15 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.20% to 110.21, while EUR/JPY rose 0.21% to 129.72.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.08% at 92.907.
