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At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.73% to hit a new 52-week high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Kajima Corp. (TYO:1812), which rose 6.04% or 114.00 points to trade at 2,000.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Advantest Corp. (TYO:6857) added 5.52% or 670.00 points to end at 12,810.00 and T&D Holdings, Inc. (TYO:8795) was up 5.08% or 91.00 points to 1,884.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Konica Minolta, Inc. (TYO:4902), which fell 8.86% or 48.00 points to trade at 494.00 at the close. Dentsu Inc. (TYO:4324) declined 8.27% or 410.00 points to end at 4,550.00 and Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (TYO:4506) was down 7.09% or 57.00 points to 747.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1850 to 1796 and 206 ended unchanged.
Shares in Kajima Corp. (TYO:1812) rose to 5-year highs; up 6.04% or 114.00 to 2,000.00. Shares in Advantest Corp. (TYO:6857) rose to 5-year highs; up 5.52% or 670.00 to 12,810.00. Shares in Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (TYO:4506) fell to 5-year lows; down 7.09% or 57.00 to 747.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 1.96% to 16.09.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.15% or 0.11 to $71.22 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.20% or 0.15 to hit $75.38 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.50% or 10.05 to trade at $2,012.65 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.19% to 135.86, while EUR/JPY fell 0.10% to 147.86.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.04% at 102.23.
