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At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.05%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Nomura Holdings Inc (TYO:8604), which rose 4.40% or 23.20 points to trade at 550.20 at the close. Meanwhile, Nikon Corp. (TYO:7731) added 4.20% or 70.50 points to end at 1,750.50 and Ebara Corp. (TYO:6361) was up 3.13% or 220.00 points to 7,254.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Eisai Co., Ltd. (TYO:4523), which fell 5.91% or 598.00 points to trade at 9,527.00 at the close. Rakuten Inc (TYO:4755) declined 5.28% or 28.90 points to end at 518.50 and Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (TYO:4568) was down 3.98% or 199.00 points to 4,800.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1998 to 1579 and 269 ended unchanged.
Shares in Nikon Corp. (TYO:7731) rose to 3-years highs; up 4.20% or 70.50 to 1,750.50. Shares in Rakuten Inc (TYO:4755) fell to 5-year lows; falling 5.28% or 28.90 to 518.50. Shares in Ebara Corp. (TYO:6361) rose to 5-year highs; up 3.13% or 220.00 to 7,254.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 2.71% to 21.99.
Crude oil for July delivery was up 0.25% or 0.17 to $68.44 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.25% or 0.18 to hit $73.38 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 1.23% or 24.15 to trade at $1,944.75 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.96% to 141.43, while EUR/JPY rose 0.80% to 152.96.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.34% at 102.87.
