Japan's stock exchange Nikkei posts biggest weekly gain in over 6 years
Reuters
Tokyo, JapanUpdated: Jul 15, 2016, 05:02 PM IST
The benchmark index gained 9.2 per cent for the week, the biggest weekly gain since December 2009. (Representative image) Photograph:(Reuters)
Follow UsJapan's Nikkei posted its biggest weekly gain in 6-1/2 years after a fifth straight winning session today, lifted by Wall Street's record run and a sagging Yen, while newly-listed Line Corp ended 32 per cent above its IPO price.
Index-heavy Fast Retailing Co soared 18 per cent to its daily limit of 32,660 Yen, and contributed a hefty 197 points to the Nikkei benchmark after the Uniqlo clothing operator reported strong March-May results.
The Nikkei share average rose 0.7 per cent to 16,497.85, its highest closing level since June 10. Helped by fiscal and monetary stimulus hopes, receding Brexit worries and a sliding Yen, the benchmark index gained 9.2 per cent for the week, the biggest weekly gain since December 2009.
In their closely watched Tokyo debut, Line shares opened at 4,900 Yen ($46.17), 48 per cent above their IPO price of 3,300 Yen and rose to as high as 5,000 Yen after the Japanese messaging app firm raised 115 billion Yen from a dual New York-Tokyo listing. It closed at 4,345 Yen.
Buoyed by the ongoing popularity of Pokemon GO, Nintendo Co soared 9.8 per cent, with its trading volume hitting a record high for an individual stock on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The head of Niantic, the developer behind Pokemon GO, said he wanted to launch the smash-hit mobile game in about 200 markets soon.
An attack in Nice, France, that killed at least 75 late on Thursday was taken in stride.
The broader Topix gained 0.5 per cent to 1,317.10, with turnover hitting a three-week high of 3.1 trillion yen.
The JPX-Nikkei Index 400 added 0.4 per cent to 11,830.47.
(Reuters)
Index-heavy Fast Retailing Co soared 18 per cent to its daily limit of 32,660 Yen, and contributed a hefty 197 points to the Nikkei benchmark after the Uniqlo clothing operator reported strong March-May results.
The Nikkei share average rose 0.7 per cent to 16,497.85, its highest closing level since June 10. Helped by fiscal and monetary stimulus hopes, receding Brexit worries and a sliding Yen, the benchmark index gained 9.2 per cent for the week, the biggest weekly gain since December 2009.
In their closely watched Tokyo debut, Line shares opened at 4,900 Yen ($46.17), 48 per cent above their IPO price of 3,300 Yen and rose to as high as 5,000 Yen after the Japanese messaging app firm raised 115 billion Yen from a dual New York-Tokyo listing. It closed at 4,345 Yen.
Buoyed by the ongoing popularity of Pokemon GO, Nintendo Co soared 9.8 per cent, with its trading volume hitting a record high for an individual stock on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The head of Niantic, the developer behind Pokemon GO, said he wanted to launch the smash-hit mobile game in about 200 markets soon.
An attack in Nice, France, that killed at least 75 late on Thursday was taken in stride.
The broader Topix gained 0.5 per cent to 1,317.10, with turnover hitting a three-week high of 3.1 trillion yen.
The JPX-Nikkei Index 400 added 0.4 per cent to 11,830.47.
(Reuters)