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Tokyo shares end higher on upbeat Japan Post IPO

Xinhua, November 4, 2015 Adjust font size:

Tokyo shares ended notably higher on Wednesday as sentiment here was boosted by a positive reception to the listing of Japan Post Holdings Co. and its banking and insurance units.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average jumped 243.67 points, or 1.30 percent, higher from Monday to 18,926.91.

The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange was up 13.46 points, or 0.88 percent, to end at 1,540.43.

Gainers were led by mining, insurance and oil and coal products.

The turnover was about 3,389.2 billion yen (about 27.97 billion U.S. dollars).

The Tokyo stocks markets were closed Tuesday for a holiday. Enditem