At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.71%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107), which rose 4.97% or 340.0 points to trade at 7180.0 at the close. Meanwhile, NTN Corp. (T:6472) added 2.64% or 6.0 points to end at 233.0 and Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. (T:9983) was up 2.59% or 1760.0 points to 69760.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Recruit Holdings Co Ltd (T:6098), which fell 3.66% or 253.0 points to trade at 6658.0 at the close. GS Yuasa Corp. (T:6674) declined 2.92% or 73.0 points to end at 2428.0 and Z Holdings Corp (T:4689) was down 2.73% or 19.5 points to 695.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2055 to 1475 and 260 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 20.76.
Crude oil for January delivery was up 1.03% or 0.74 to $72.41 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 1.08% or 0.81 to hit $75.96 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.09% or 1.65 to trade at $1786.45 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.15% to 113.56, while EUR/JPY fell 0.04% to 128.18.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.19% at 96.255.
