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At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 1.97%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Konami Corp. (TYO:9766), which rose 5.77% or 424.00 points to trade at 7,777.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Marubeni Corp. (TYO:8002) added 4.62% or 98.00 points to end at 2,221.50 and Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. (TYO:9983) was up 4.60% or 1,550.00 points to 35,280.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (TYO:7003), which fell 1.81% or 9.00 points to trade at 488.00 at the close. NTN Corp. (TYO:6472) declined 1.59% or 4.60 points to end at 285.00 and Sekisui House, Ltd. (TYO:1928) was down 0.97% or 27.00 points to 2,763.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2730 to 848 and 248 ended unchanged.
Shares in Marubeni Corp. (TYO:8002) rose to all time highs; gaining 4.62% or 98.00 to 2,221.50. Shares in Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. (TYO:9983) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 4.60% or 1,550.00 to 35,280.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 5.37% to 23.16 a new 6-months high.
Crude oil for July delivery was down 0.32% or 0.23 to $71.06 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 0.36% or 0.27 to hit $75.69 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.03% or 0.50 to trade at $1,979.10 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.41% to 139.49, while EUR/JPY rose 0.33% to 150.28.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.09% at 103.41.
