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At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.90%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Sompo Holdings Inc (T:8630), which rose 5.21% or 265.0 points to trade at 5353.0 at the close. Meanwhile, T&D Holdings, Inc. (T:8795) added 5.07% or 82.0 points to end at 1699.0 and Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc. (T:8354) was up 4.80% or 103.0 points to 2250.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Shiseido Co., Ltd. (T:4911), which fell 5.56% or 353.0 points to trade at 6000.0 at the close. Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (T:6976) declined 4.78% or 320.0 points to end at 6380.0 and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107) was down 3.94% or 310.0 points to 7550.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1919 to 1683 and 183 ended unchanged.
Shares in Sompo Holdings Inc (T:8630) rose to all time highs; gaining 5.21% or 265.0 to 5353.0. Shares in Shiseido Co., Ltd. (T:4911) fell to 52-week lows; down 5.56% or 353.0 to 6000.0. Shares in T&D Holdings, Inc. (T:8795) rose to 3-years highs; rising 5.07% or 82.0 to 1699.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 4.14% to 20.13.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.91% or 0.71 to $78.94 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.74% or 0.60 to hit $81.47 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.56% or 10.10 to trade at $1808.90 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.02% to 115.22, while EUR/JPY rose 0.16% to 130.66.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.15% at 95.845.
