Japan Market rises for the first time in seven sessions

The Japan share market ended higher for the first time in seven sessions on Monday, 09 May 2016, on the back of yen depreciation against the greenback and positive lead from Wall Street on Friday. Total 22 out of 33 TSE industry sectors were with, with gainers were led by retail, real estate as well as fishery, agriculture and forestry issues. The 225-issue Nikkei average advanced 109.31 points, or 0.68%, to close at 16216.03. The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange finished 8.34 points, or 0.64%, higher at 1,306.66. On the First Section, advancing issues outnumbered declining ones 1,283 to 567, while 101 ended the day unchanged.

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