TOKYO, Aug 17 ― Tokyo shares rose at the open today after Wall Street finished mostly higher, setting fresh records. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index gained 0.52 per cent, or 142.01 points, to 27,665.20 at the open, while the broader Topix index advanced 0.36 per cent, or 6.92 points, to 1,931.90....
TOKYO, Aug 17 ― Tokyo shares rose at the open today after Wall Street finished mostly higher, setting fresh records.
“Tokyo shares are likely to bounce back today as buying sentiment will be strong after stability in US markets,” Okasan Online Securities said in a note. Japan has seen nationwide daily coronavirus cases top 20,000 in recent days, driven by the highly infectious Delta variant. The dollar fetched ¥109.25 in early Asian trade, against 109.23 in New York and ¥109.41 in Tokyo on Monday.
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