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At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.22%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Denso Corp. (T:6902), which rose 7.76% or 413.0 points to trade at 5733.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp (T:4188) added 6.44% or 38.5 points to end at 636.3 and Konami Corp. (T:9766) was up 5.01% or 280.0 points to 5870.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Rakuten Inc (T:4755), which fell 7.31% or 82.0 points to trade at 1040.0 at the close. Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (T:4183) declined 3.21% or 97.0 points to end at 2928.0 and Tokyo Electron Ltd. (T:8035) was down 3.12% or 1170.0 points to 36380.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1868 to 1634 and 216 ended unchanged.
Shares in Denso Corp. (T:6902) rose to 52-week highs; up 7.76% or 413.0 to 5733.0. Shares in Konami Corp. (T:9766) rose to 52-week highs; up 5.01% or 280.0 to 5870.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 21.15 a new 1-month low.
Crude oil for January delivery was up 1.56% or 0.71 to $46.35 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 1.77% or 0.86 to hit $49.57 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.30% or 5.45 to trade at $1846.55 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.05% to 103.89, while EUR/JPY rose 0.18% to 126.30.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.10% at 90.623.
