The Japanese share market advanced for first time this week, Thursday, 03 September 2015, as investors chased for heavily beaten down blue chip shares on easing fears of a global economic slowdown and after stability in U.S. markets overnight. Total 20 out of 33 TSE sectors ended higher, with shares of insurers, glass & ceramics makers, metal producers & mining companies, drug makers, and transportation equipment manufacturers were major winners of the day. The Nikkei Stock Average ended higher by 86.99 points, or 0.48%, to end at 18182.39 points. The broader Topix index advanced 0.61%, or 8.99 points, to 1474.98 at the close in Tokyo.
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