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At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 1.73% to hit a new 52-week high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Eisai Co., Ltd. (T:4523), which rose 17.91% or 1500.0 points to trade at 9875.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Kikkoman Corp. (T:2801) added 7.92% or 430.0 points to end at 5860.0 and Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (T:4519) was up 6.91% or 298.0 points to 4612.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Ricoh Co., Ltd. (T:7752), which fell 10.28% or 73.0 points to trade at 637.0 at the close. Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (T:7211) declined 5.34% or 11.0 points to end at 195.0 and NTN Corp. (T:6472) was down 4.74% or 10.0 points to 201.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2465 to 1039 and 193 ended unchanged.
Shares in Eisai Co., Ltd. (T:4523) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 17.91% or 1500.0 to 9875.0. Shares in Ricoh Co., Ltd. (T:7752) fell to 5-year lows; falling 10.28% or 73.0 to 637.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 24.73.
Crude oil for December delivery was down 1.53% or 0.60 to $38.55 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 1.50% or 0.62 to hit $40.61 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.85% or 16.05 to trade at $1912.25 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.14% to 104.33, while EUR/JPY rose 0.01% to 122.50.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.11% at 93.308.
