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At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 1.34% to hit a new 5-year high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were NTN Corp. (T:6472), which rose 8.26% or 18.0 points to trade at 236.0 at the close. Meanwhile, SUMCO Corp. (T:3436) added 7.10% or 150.0 points to end at 2264.0 and Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (T:5801) was up 6.73% or 178.0 points to 2822.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. (T:6504), which fell 6.74% or 250.0 points to trade at 3460.0 at the close. Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. (T:9531) declined 4.35% or 102.0 points to end at 2242.5 and Rakuten Inc (T:4755) was down 3.34% or 39.0 points to 1130.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2342 to 1157 and 217 ended unchanged.
Shares in SUMCO Corp. (T:3436) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 7.10% or 150.0 to 2264.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 21.58.
Crude oil for January delivery was down 0.71% or 0.32 to $45.02 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 0.73% or 0.35 to hit $47.53 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.58% or 10.35 to trade at $1791.25 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.06% to 104.33, while EUR/JPY rose 0.42% to 124.89.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.15% at 91.722.
