Around the World's Markets: Tokyo
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.A SURGE in on-line Christmas shopping in the US, coupled with a late flurry of futures trading, saw Japanese shares post their largest gain in four weeks yesterday, with the benchmark Nikkei index gaining 1 per cent to close at 13,846.
Computer stocks led the way, with Softbank, the software wholesaler which owns a stake in Internet directory Yahoo!, surging 6 per cent, and Fujitsu, Japan's biggest computer producer, adding 2 per cent.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments