Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 1.03%

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At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 1.03%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. (TYO:5202), which rose 5.48% or 28.00 points to trade at 539.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Nippon Yusen K.K (TYO:9101) added 5.35% or 132.00 points to end at 2,599.00 and Shinsei Bank, Ltd. (TYO:8303) was up 5.06% or 105.00 points to 2,180.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Kansai Electric Power Co Inc (TYO:9503), which fell 5.28% or 64.00 points to trade at 1,148.00 at the close. Unitika, Ltd. (TYO:3103) declined 5.03% or 15.00 points to end at 283.00 and Maruha Nichiro Corp (TYO:1333) was down 4.47% or 110.00 points to 2,350.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1860 to 1711 and 205 ended unchanged.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 5.19% to 26.33 a new 3-months high.

Crude oil for November delivery was up 3.66% or 2.91 to $82.40 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 3.58% or 3.05 to hit $88.19 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.02% or 0.40 to trade at $1,671.60 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.11% to 144.91, while EUR/JPY rose 0.30% to 142.26.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.11% at 111.96.

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