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At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.87%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Inpex Corp. (TYO:1605), which rose 16.62% or 301.50 points to trade at 2,116.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. (TYO:5202) added 15.65% or 100.00 points to end at 739.00 and Secom Co., Ltd. (TYO:9735) was up 7.57% or 728.00 points to 10,340.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Olympus Corp. (TYO:7733), which fell 12.02% or 270.50 points to trade at 1,980.00 at the close. Mitsubishi Materials Corp. (TYO:5711) declined 9.15% or 237.00 points to end at 2,353.50 and DeNA Co Ltd (TYO:2432) was down 8.59% or 143.00 points to 1,522.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2290 to 1354 and 219 ended unchanged.
Shares in Inpex Corp. (TYO:1605) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 16.62% or 301.50 to 2,116.00. Shares in Olympus Corp. (TYO:7733) fell to 52-week lows; losing 12.02% or 270.50 to 1,980.00. Shares in Secom Co., Ltd. (TYO:9735) rose to 52-week highs; up 7.57% or 728.00 to 10,340.00. Shares in DeNA Co Ltd (TYO:2432) fell to 3-years lows; losing 8.59% or 143.00 to 1,522.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.50% to 20.03.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.39% or 0.33 to $84.73 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 0.43% or 0.38 to hit $87.93 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.02% or 0.40 to trade at $1,951.00 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.15% to 143.93, while EUR/JPY rose 0.46% to 158.47.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.20% at 102.11.
