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At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 1.19%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were J.Front Retailing Co., Ltd. (TYO:3086), which rose 4.56% or 49.00 points to trade at 1,123.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. (TYO:3099) added 4.47% or 46.00 points to end at 1,076.00 and Takashimaya Co., Ltd. (TYO:8233) was up 3.35% or 49.00 points to 1,511.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Hino Motors, Ltd. (TYO:7205), which fell 6.36% or 40.00 points to trade at 589.00 at the close. Sony Corp (TYO:6758) declined 3.31% or 395.00 points to end at 11,535.00 and Denso Corp. (TYO:6902) was down 2.99% or 237.00 points to 7,698.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2404 to 1095 and 275 ended unchanged.
Shares in Hino Motors, Ltd. (TYO:7205) fell to 52-week lows; down 6.36% or 40.00 to 589.00. Shares in Takashimaya Co., Ltd. (TYO:8233) rose to 3-years highs; rising 3.35% or 49.00 to 1,511.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 6.07% to 19.21.
Crude oil for October delivery was up 1.35% or 1.22 to $91.58 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 1.04% or 1.00 to hit $97.48 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.02% or 0.40 to trade at $1,748.00 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.14% to 137.27, while EUR/JPY fell 0.34% to 136.19.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.03% at 109.01.
