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At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.91%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (TYO:9501), which rose 5.27% or 29.00 points to trade at 579.00 at the close. Meanwhile, SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings Inc. (TYO:9412) added 3.64% or 19.00 points to end at 541.00 and Japan Steel Works Ltd (TYO:5631) was up 3.03% or 90.00 points to 3,065.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd. (TYO:5214), which fell 4.31% or 119.00 points to trade at 2,640.00 at the close. AGC Inc (TYO:5201) declined 4.17% or 210.00 points to end at 4,830.00 and Nippon Express Co., Ltd. (TYO:9147) was down 3.77% or 290.00 points to 7,410.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1873 to 1676 and 220 ended unchanged.
Shares in Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (TYO:9501) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 5.27% or 29.00 to 579.00. Shares in SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings Inc. (TYO:9412) rose to 3-years highs; rising 3.64% or 19.00 to 541.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 4.31% to 21.75.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.36% or 0.40 to $111.36 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.41% or 0.47 to hit $113.33 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.16% or 2.85 to trade at $1,818.35 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.02% to 136.15, while EUR/JPY fell 0.17% to 142.93.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.13% at 104.40.
