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At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.92%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Marubeni Corp. (TYO:8002), which rose 4.09% or 103.50 points to trade at 2,635.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Sompo Holdings Inc (TYO:8630) added 4.08% or 258.00 points to end at 6,578.00 and Chiba Bank Ltd (TYO:8331) was up 3.80% or 32.80 points to 895.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Advantest Corp. (TYO:6857), which fell 6.86% or 1,365.00 points to trade at 18,530.00 at the close. Tokyo Electron Ltd. (TYO:8035) declined 4.57% or 940.00 points to end at 19,620.00 and Shiseido Co., Ltd. (TYO:4911) was down 4.12% or 290.00 points to 6,746.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2145 to 1489 and 214 ended unchanged.
Shares in Marubeni Corp. (TYO:8002) rose to all time highs; gaining 4.09% or 103.50 to 2,635.00. Shares in Sompo Holdings Inc (TYO:8630) rose to all time highs; gaining 4.08% or 258.00 to 6,578.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 2.14% to 20.09.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.39% or 0.28 to $72.25 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 0.41% or 0.32 to hit $76.80 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.29% or 5.60 to trade at $1,939.30 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.07% to 141.78, while EUR/JPY fell 0.08% to 155.77.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.04% at 101.71.
