TOKYO Japanese shares rose on Thursday, with broad Topix index hitting a more than six-week high, as a pickup in the country’s vaccination drive raised hopes…
Japanese shares closed higher on Thursday, with the broad Topix index hitting a more than six-week high, as a pickup in the country's vaccination drive raised hopes of the economy recovering from the shackles of the pandemic.
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Nikkei rises as glass firms, department stores gain on upbeat earnings Reuters 4 days ago
TOKYO, April 13 (Reuters) - Japanese shares rose on Tuesday, led by gains in stocks of glass product companies and department store operators after their robust earnings, though concerns about rising domestic COVID-19 cases undermined travel-related shares.
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Nikkei share average rose 1.0% to 29,840.04, holding above key support levels from its 25-day, and 50-day moving average, at 29,507 and 29,442.
The broader Topix gained 0.54% to 1,965.08, but it moved in a tight range it has hugged over the past several sessions.
AGC rose 3.6%, briefly hitting a 10-year high, after the glass product maker revised up its earnings outlook and dividend forecasts.
[TOKYO] Japanese shares ended higher on Thursday, with the Nikkei touching a 30-year peak, powered by financials as US bond yields climbed on hopes of larger stimulus following a Democrat sweep in two Senate runoffs in Georgia. Read more at The Business Times.