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At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.66% to hit a new 5-year high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Shiseido Co., Ltd. (TYO:4911), which rose 5.27% or 356.00 points to trade at 7,112.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Canon Inc (TYO:7751) added 4.93% or 178.00 points to end at 3,788.00 and Nikon Corp. (TYO:7731) was up 4.48% or 78.50 points to 1,829.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Tokyu Corp. (TYO:9005), which fell 2.46% or 44.00 points to trade at 1,742.00 at the close. Isuzu Motors, Ltd. (TYO:7202) declined 2.40% or 43.50 points to end at 1,765.50 and JGC Corp. (TYO:1963) was down 1.76% or 33.00 points to 1,837.50.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2404 to 1217 and 221 ended unchanged.
Shares in Shiseido Co., Ltd. (TYO:4911) rose to 52-week highs; up 5.27% or 356.00 to 7,112.00. Shares in Canon Inc (TYO:7751) rose to 5-year highs; rising 4.93% or 178.00 to 3,788.00. Shares in Nikon Corp. (TYO:7731) rose to 3-years highs; rising 4.48% or 78.50 to 1,829.00.
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 down 0.04% or 0.03 to $70.59 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to hit $75.67 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.11% or 2.25 to trade at $1,972.95 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.63% to 141.16, while EUR/JPY rose 0.58% to 154.46.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.11% at 101.83.
