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At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.09%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Mitsubishi Electric Corp (TYO:6503), which rose 3.28% or 53.50 points to trade at 1,683.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. (TYO:1925) added 2.68% or 87.00 points to end at 3,328.00 and Nomura Holdings Inc (TYO:8604) was up 2.18% or 11.30 points to 528.70 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Kobe Steel, Ltd. (TYO:5406), which fell 3.00% or 31.00 points to trade at 1,001.00 at the close. JFE Holdings, Inc. (TYO:5411) declined 2.89% or 47.00 points to end at 1,577.00 and Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. (TYO:3099) was down 2.31% or 35.00 points to 1,483.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1907 to 1640 and 303 ended unchanged.
Shares in Mitsubishi Electric Corp (TYO:6503) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 3.28% or 53.50 to 1,683.00. Shares in Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. (TYO:1925) rose to 52-week highs; up 2.68% or 87.00 to 3,328.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 1.37% to 16.32.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.33% or 0.26 to $79.02 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.33% or 0.27 to hit $82.81 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.32% or 6.40 to trade at $2,006.20 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.08% to 134.12, while EUR/JPY fell 0.16% to 147.96.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.12% at 101.19.
