TOKYO, May 5 — Tokyo stocks closed sharply higher today, as investors looked beyond grim economic news to focus on easing coronavirus lockdown measures in parts of the US. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index ended up 2.56 per cent, or 504.32 points, at 20,179.09. Over the two-day trading week, the...
The broader Topix index climbed 2.21 per cent, or 31.55 points, to close at 1,458.28. Over the week, the index rose 1.88 per cent. — AFP pic
The benchmark Nikkei 225 index ended up 2.56 per cent, or 504.32 points, at 20,179.09. Over the two-day trading week, the index gained 2.85 per cent. Nintendo dropped 3.90 per cent to ¥44,300 on profit-taking after the Japanese gaming giant said it had notched up annual net profits of ¥258.6 billion in the fiscal year to March, a gain of 33 per cent from the year before.
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