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Nikkei 225 preliminary closes up 1.68% at 9,742.73

Best performers
- Tokuyama (+8.16%)
- Panasonic (+7.85%)
- Taiyo Yuden (+7.39%)
Worst performers
- Unitika (-4.65%)
- Sumco (-3.65%)
- Nippon Light Metal Holdings (-2.30%)

Print 06:00, 13 Dec 2012 - Asian News - Source: Newswires