Off the wire
• Pakistan concerned about new US terrorism act  • Japanese Nobel Prize winner calls for more investment in basic science  • Australian scientists discover new frog species in Queensland, Australia  • Philippine inflation rate rises in September  • Defense chiefs of Five Power Defense Arrangements members meet in Singapore  • China's Sansha to build sea turtle refuge  • Xinhua Insight: Legacy of Long March lives on in China  • China's foreign trade remains under pressure: official  • South Korea's consumer prices rise 1.2 pct in September  • Interview: Australian farmers who hedged prices less affected by damaging weather  
You are here: 　 Home

Tokyo stocks close higher, gains capped on concerns ECB may wind down easing measures

Xinhua, October 5, 2016 Adjust font size:

Tokyo stocks closed higher Wednesday as the yens retreat against the U.S. dollar supported the buying of exporter-linked issues, although broader gains were capped by concerns the European Central Bank may wind down its monetary easing.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average gained 83.59 points, or 0.50 percent, from Tuesday to close the day at a near one-month high at 16,819.24.

The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, meanwhile, added 7.60 points, or 0.57 percent, to end the day at 1,347.81.

Notable issues that advanced by the close of play Wednesday comprised insurance, rubber product and transportation-linked stocks and on the First Section, advancing issues outpaced declining ones 1,197 to 643.

On the main section 1,720.75 million shares changed hands, up from Tuesday's volume of 1,562.82 million shares, and the days turnover was 1,887.8 billion yen (18.34 billion U.S. dollars). Endit