Asian stocks rose with the end of the week to record gains for the tenth week in a row, amid the ongoing downturn in the Japanese yen, which support Japanese shares to rise along with the positive data for South Korea and the U.S. economy, while the MSCI Asia Pacific Index fell today by 0.3%.
Nikkei 225
Nikkei 225 rose today by 0.54% or 51.81 points closing at 9647. From 225 shares, 130 advanced, 74 declined and 21 unchanged. Sectors leading the incline were the industrials that gained 26.80 points and consumer goods that gained 17.78 points.
Among the shares that advanced Fanuc Corp topped the list by rising 1.82% closing at 14540 yen, followed by Honda Motors Corp which rose by 2.66% and closing at 3090 yen. And Tokyo Electric Power Co Inc which rose by 2.60% and closing at 4530 yen.
Lagging shares today were Softbank Corp which fell by 2.10% closing at 2421 yen, second was Astellas Pharma Inc which fell by 0.92% closing at 3240 yen. And KDDI Corp which fell by 0.39% closing at 505000 yen.
S&P/ASX 200
The S&P/ASX 200 rose today by 0.48% or 20.59 points closing at 4306.78. From 200 companies, 130 shares ended green, 56 ended in red and 14 unchanged. Sectors leading the incline were the financials that gained 12.01 points and consumer services that gained 4.37 points.
Echo Entertainment Group Ltd inclined the most today as it rose 13.16% closing at 4.30 Australian dollars, followed by Energy World Corp Ltd surging 8.06% closing at 0.67 Australian dollars, and Qube Logistics Holdings Ltd that surged by 7.95% closing at 1.63 Australian dollars.
Lagging shares today included Charter Hall Office REIT that retreated 13.76% closing at 3.07 Australian dollars, trailed by OneSteel Ltd loosing 10.87% closing at 1.02 dollars. And Emeco Holdings Ltd falling 5.78% closing at 1.06 Australian dollars.