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At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.25%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:9107), which rose 4.19% or 135.00 points to trade at 3,358.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Nikon Corp. (TYO:7731) added 3.65% or 65.00 points to end at 1,847.00 and SUMCO Corp. (TYO:3436) was up 3.48% or 70.50 points to 2,095.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (TYO:9501), which fell 4.63% or 25.60 points to trade at 527.20 at the close. Rakuten Inc (TYO:4755) declined 2.53% or 12.40 points to end at 477.10 and Kansai Electric Power Co Inc (TYO:9503) was down 2.31% or 42.00 points to 1,774.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2135 to 1451 and 266 ended unchanged.
Shares in Rakuten Inc (TYO:4755) fell to 5-year lows; losing 2.53% or 12.40 to 477.10.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 4.30% to 21.11.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.06% or 0.04 to $69.12 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.07% or 0.05 to hit $74.06 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.43% or 8.30 to trade at $1,937.90 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.44% to 143.05, while EUR/JPY fell 0.40% to 155.88.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.15% at 102.39.
