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At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 1.77%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Panasonic Corp (T:6752), which rose 5.64% or 81.5 points to trade at 1527.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107) added 5.41% or 280.0 points to end at 5460.0 and Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp (T:9432) was up 5.39% or 167.0 points to 3267.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Canon Inc (T:7751), which fell 3.91% or 111.0 points to trade at 2727.0 at the close. Seiko Epson Cor (T:6724) declined 3.63% or 77.0 points to end at 2047.0 and Nikon Corp. (T:7731) was down 3.11% or 40.0 points to 1248.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2634 to 871 and 251 ended unchanged.
Shares in Panasonic Corp (T:6752) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 5.64% or 81.5 to 1527.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 22.14.
Crude oil for December delivery was down 0.33% or 0.28 to $83.48 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 0.18% or 0.15 to hit $85.02 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.22% or 4.05 to trade at $1802.75 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.27% to 114.01, while EUR/JPY rose 0.24% to 132.27.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.11% at 93.910.
