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At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.06%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. (TYO:5202), which rose 5.15% or 36.00 points to trade at 735.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Fujitsu Ltd. (TYO:6702) added 2.70% or 470.00 points to end at 17,900.00 and Panasonic Corp (TYO:6752) was up 2.33% or 27.50 points to 1,205.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. (TYO:6504), which fell 3.18% or 170.00 points to trade at 5,180.00 at the close. NTT Data Corp. (TYO:9613) declined 2.88% or 54.00 points to end at 1,818.00 and Chiba Bank Ltd (TYO:8331) was down 2.51% or 25.00 points to 970.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1864 to 1693 and 270 ended unchanged.
Shares in Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. (TYO:5202) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 5.15% or 36.00 to 735.00. Shares in NTT Data Corp. (TYO:9613) fell to 52-week lows; falling 2.88% or 54.00 to 1,818.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 3.78% to 15.78.
Crude oil for April delivery was down 0.36% or 0.28 to $77.41 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 0.32% or 0.27 to hit $84.04 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.42% or 7.75 to trade at $1,837.65 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.50% to 136.84, while EUR/JPY rose 0.21% to 145.55.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.27% at 104.71.
