Japan stocks hover near 15-year high

By Laura He, MarketWatch

Reuters

Japan stocks eke out gains on Wednesday, with most Asian markets ending higher.

HONG KONG (MarketWatch) — Japan stocks eked out gains on Wednesday and closed near their highest level in 15 years, with the yen slightly weaker against the greenback.

The Nikkei Average /zigman2/quotes/210597971/delayed JP:NIK +0.51%  edged up 0.2% to 19,746.20, near its 15-year closing high of 19,754.36 reached on Monday. The broader Topix /zigman2/quotes/210598092/delayed JP:180460 +0.48% rose 0.3%.

Meanwhile, the dollar /zigman2/quotes/210561789/realtime/sampled USDJPY -0.0208%  slightly strengthened against the yen, buying ¥119.65, compared to ¥119.55 late Tuesday.

Among top market outperformers, console maker Nintendo Co., Ltd. /zigman2/quotes/208063194/delayed JP:7974 -0.34% jumped 3.4%, electronics giants Toshiba Corporation /zigman2/quotes/205628942/delayed JP:6502 -1.10%  and Fujitsu Ltd. /zigman2/quotes/208459594/delayed JP:6702 -0.98% both climbed 2.3%, electronic-components manufacturer TDK Corporation /zigman2/quotes/208948266/delayed JP:6762 -0.26% rose 1.9%, and video game developer Capcom Co., Ltd. /zigman2/quotes/202399938/delayed JP:9697 +0.69% added 1.7%.

Other major Asian markets mostly advanced, as Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index /zigman2/quotes/210598030/delayed HK:HSI -0.32% rebounded after previous mild losses and tacked on 0.5%, and both Sydney’s S&P/ASX 200 /zigman2/quotes/210598100/delayed AU:XJO +1.51%  and Seoul’s Kospi Composite Index /zigman2/quotes/210598069/delayed KR:180721 +0.27%  nudged 0.1% higher.

However, over on mainland China, the Shanghai Composite Index /zigman2/quotes/210598127/delayed CN:SHCOMP -0.12% snapped a 10-day winning streak and pulled back 0.8%.

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Add to watchlist JP:NIK

NIKKEI 225 Index

JP : Nikkei

23,204.62

+116.80 +0.51%

Volume: 0.00

Sept. 25, 2020 3:15p

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TOPIX Index

JP : Tokyo Exchange (TOPIX)

1,634.23

+7.79 +0.48%

Volume: 0.00

Sept. 25, 2020 3:00p

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Add to watchlist USDJPY

Japanese Yen

US : Tullett Prebon

105.5680

-0.0220 -0.0208%

Volume: 0.0000

Sept. 25, 2020 4:59p

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Add to watchlist JP:7974

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

JP : Japan: Tokyo

¥ 59,020.00

-200.00 -0.34%

Volume: 783,400

Sept. 25, 2020 3:00p

P/E Ratio

20.17

Dividend Yield

1.66%

Market Cap

¥7030.67 billion

Rev. per Employee

¥217.41M

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Add to watchlist JP:6502

Toshiba Corp.

JP : Japan: Tokyo

¥ 2,790.00

-31.00 -1.10%

Volume: 2.78M

Sept. 25, 2020 3:00p

P/E Ratio

86.40

Dividend Yield

0.72%

Market Cap

¥1265.47 billion

Rev. per Employee

¥26.86M

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Fujitsu Ltd.

JP : Japan: Tokyo

¥ 14,160.00

-140.00 -0.98%

Volume: 691,000

Sept. 25, 2020 3:00p

P/E Ratio

16.73

Dividend Yield

1.41%

Market Cap

¥2835.48 billion

Rev. per Employee

¥28.38M

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TDK Corp.

JP : Japan: Tokyo

¥ 11,300.00

-30.00 -0.26%

Volume: 785,900

Sept. 25, 2020 3:00p

P/E Ratio

25.84

Dividend Yield

1.42%

Market Cap

¥1427.44 billion

Rev. per Employee

¥13.41M

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Capcom Co. Ltd.

JP : Japan: Tokyo

¥ 5,860.00

+40.00 +0.69%

Volume: 573,900

Sept. 25, 2020 3:00p

P/E Ratio

34.10

Dividend Yield

0.77%

Market Cap

¥625.56 billion

Rev. per Employee

¥36.60M

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Hang Seng Index

HK : Hong Kong Exchange

23,235.42

-75.65 -0.32%

Volume: 1.79M

Sept. 25, 2020 4:08p

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S&P/ASX 200 Benchmark Index

AU : S&P ASX

5,964.90

+89.00 +1.51%

Volume: 673,482

Sept. 25, 2020 5:03p

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KOSPI Composite Index

KR : Korea Exchange

2,278.79

+6.09 +0.27%

Volume: 697,961

Sept. 25, 2020 3:32p

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Shanghai Composite Index

CN : China: Shanghai

3,219.42

-3.76 -0.12%

Volume: 16.48B

Sept. 25, 2020 3:01p