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At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.09%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (T:2802), which rose 5.27% or 104.5 points to trade at 2087.5 at the close. Meanwhile, Softbank Group Corp. (T:9984) added 4.64% or 297.0 points to end at 6704.0 and CyberAgent Inc (T:4751) was up 4.46% or 250.0 points to 5850.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Hino Motors, Ltd. (T:7205), which fell 4.21% or 30.0 points to trade at 683.0 at the close. Isuzu Motors, Ltd. (T:7202) declined 4.18% or 43.0 points to end at 985.0 and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107) was down 4.04% or 51.0 points to 1212.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2166 to 1287 and 224 ended unchanged.
Shares in Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (T:2802) rose to 52-week highs; rising 5.27% or 104.5 to 2087.5.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 20.43 a new 6-months low.
Crude oil for October delivery was up 2.12% or 0.81 to $39.09 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 1.85% or 0.75 to hit $41.28 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.37% or 7.30 to trade at $1973.50 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.12% to 105.31, while EUR/JPY rose 0.02% to 124.88.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.09% at 93.002.
