Tokyo: Stocks open up 1.62% as Japan Post starts trading
Published Wed, Nov 4, 2015 · 12:27 AM
[TOKYO] Tokyo stocks opened 1.62 per cent higher Wednesday, as Japan Post Holdings and its banking and insurance units made their long-awaited market debut after the year's largest share sale.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange advanced 300.41 points to 18,983.65 at the start.
AFP
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