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At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.73%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Trend Micro Inc. (TYO:4704), which rose 4.51% or 354.00 points to trade at 8,207.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:9107) added 3.36% or 178.00 points to end at 5,468.00 and Credit Saison Co., Ltd. (TYO:8253) was up 3.35% or 85.00 points to 2,625.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Mazda Motor Corp (TYO:7261), which fell 3.62% or 58.00 points to trade at 1,543.50 at the close. Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (TYO:7211) declined 3.55% or 17.20 points to end at 466.80 and CyberAgent Inc (TYO:4751) was down 3.54% or 30.70 points to 836.10.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1820 to 1792 and 268 ended unchanged.
Shares in Trend Micro Inc. (TYO:4704) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 4.51% or 354.00 to 8,207.00. Shares in Credit Saison Co., Ltd. (TYO:8253) rose to 5-year highs; up 3.35% or 85.00 to 2,625.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 1.75% to 16.28.
Crude oil for January delivery was down 0.85% or 0.63 to $73.44 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 0.89% or 0.70 to hit $78.18 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.68% or 14.20 to trade at $2,103.90 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.11% to 146.65, while EUR/JPY fell 0.05% to 159.51.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.01% at 103.21.
