TOKYO, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) — Tokyo shares closed larger on Wednesday as weaker yen supported the rebound in costs of export-related points after days of decline.
Japan’s benchmark Nikkei stock index, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average, ended up 97.69 factors, or 0.29 p.c, from Tuesday to shut the day at 33,451.83.
The broader Topix index, in the meantime, completed 10.4 factors, or 0.44 p.c, larger at 2,378.19.
Despite in a single day losses within the Wall Street market, main indices in Tokyo turned upward in favor of the weakening yen, resulting in buybacks of some export-heavy auto shares, however market watchers right here famous restricted positive factors right here as buyers more and more wound down their positions within the afternoon forward of a Japanese public vacation on Thursday and the Thanksgiving vacation within the United States.
On the top-tier Prime Market, gainers have been led by marine transportation, pulp and paper and nonferrous metallic points.
Issues that rose outpaced people who fell by 1,077 to 524, whereas 58 ended the day unchanged.