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At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.65% to hit a new 6-months high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Softbank Group Corp. (T:9984), which rose 8.96% or 525.0 points to trade at 6385.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Hino Motors, Ltd. (T:7205) added 6.45% or 45.0 points to end at 743.0 and Toho Zinc Co., Ltd. (T:5707) was up 4.77% or 96.0 points to 2108.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107), which fell 7.68% or 104.0 points to trade at 1251.0 at the close. Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (T:9104) declined 5.79% or 138.0 points to end at 2246.0 and Tokyo Dome Corp. (T:9681) was down 3.86% or 32.0 points to 796.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2536 to 964 and 194 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 20.64 a new 6-months low.
Crude oil for October delivery was up 0.67% or 0.25 to $37.58 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.43% or 0.17 to hit $40.00 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.33% or 6.45 to trade at $1954.35 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.16% to 105.97, while EUR/JPY fell 0.13% to 125.65.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.24% at 93.112.
