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At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.80%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Softbank Group Corp. (T:9984), which rose 2.83% or 127.0 points to trade at 4607.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Fujitsu Ltd. (T:6702) added 2.68% or 275.0 points to end at 10525.0 and ANA Holdings Inc (T:9202) was up 2.09% or 49.0 points to 2396.5 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Amada Co., Ltd. (T:6113), which fell 5.56% or 52.0 points to trade at 883.0 at the close. JGC Corp. (T:1963) declined 5.04% or 55.0 points to end at 1036.0 and The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. (T:5101) was down 4.89% or 74.0 points to 1440.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2215 to 1366 and 181 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 27.72 a new 1-month low.
Crude oil for July delivery was down 6.13% or 2.08 to $31.84 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 4.94% or 1.78 to hit $34.28 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.86% or 14.75 to trade at $1736.65 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.19% to 107.41, while EUR/JPY fell 0.48% to 117.25.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.29% at 99.690.
