Date: Wednesday 16 Jun 2010
The Nikkei rose 1.81% on Wednesday with investors picking up stocks in most sectors.Exporters such as Canon and Nintendo enjoyed some of the biggest gains as fears about euro zone debt problems were watered down following solid demand at European debt auctions.
Shares in Nintendo surged 4.9% after it revealed its new handheld 3-D video-game player. Canon bounced 3.88% as concern about the stronger yen eased.
Carmakers continued to drive through strong gains with Toyota gaining while Honda added 1.5% in Tokyo.
Memory chip giant Advantest rallied 2.6% on forecasts of higher global demand. Rising commodity prices sent shares in trading house Mitsubishi Corp. up 2.4% while Mitsui & Co jumped 5% to 1,146 yen.The Nikkei rose 179 points, topping 10,000 points for the first time in a month, to 10,067 in Tokyo.
Hong Kong markets are closed for a holiday today.
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