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At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.94%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were IHI Corp. (TYO:7013), which rose 5.45% or 180.00 points to trade at 3,485.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Japan Steel Works Ltd (TYO:5631) added 4.55% or 134.00 points to end at 3,080.00 and Fujitsu Ltd. (TYO:6702) was up 4.38% or 855.00 points to 20,365.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Kikkoman Corp. (TYO:2801), which fell 3.33% or 240.00 points to trade at 6,960.00 at the close. CyberAgent Inc (TYO:4751) declined 2.98% or 41.00 points to end at 1,336.00 and Hitachi Zosen Corp. (TYO:7004) was down 2.01% or 16.00 points to 781.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2274 to 1272 and 200 ended unchanged.
Shares in IHI Corp. (TYO:7013) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 5.45% or 180.00 to 3,485.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 1.31% to 26.40.
Crude oil for July delivery was up 1.46% or 1.60 to $111.23 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 1.15% or 1.29 to hit $113.22 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.27% or 5.00 to trade at $1,813.90 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.10% to 129.26, while EUR/JPY fell 0.38% to 135.95.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.18% at 103.59.
