Tokyo: Stocks close more than 1% higher
Published Tue, Nov 17, 2015 · 06:31 AM
[TOKYO] Tokyo's benchmark index closed more than one per cent higher on a weaker yen on Tuesday, recovering losses from the previous day sparked by the Paris attacks and following solid gains on Wall Street.
The Nikkei 225 at the Tokyo Stock Exchange jumped 1.22 per cent, or 236.94 points, to 19,630.63, while the broader Topix index of all first-section shares added 0.93 per cent, or 14.58 points, to 1,586.11.
AFP
BT is now on Telegram!
For daily updates on weekdays and specially selected content for the weekend. Subscribe to t.me/BizTimes
Capital Markets & Currencies
Europe: Stoxx ends lower as auto giants weigh; investors parse inflation data
US: Wall Street stocks fall as markets weigh strong wage data, Fed meeting
Japan may have spent 5.5 trillion yen on Apr 29 intervention, BOJ data suggests
Singapore stocks rise, tracking regional bourses; STI up 0.3%
Asia: Markets build on Wall Street rally, yen holds bounce
Singapore shares open in the red on Tuesday; STI down 0.3%