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 -0.18%  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 -0.21% rose 0.3%.

Meanwhile, the dollar /zigman2/quotes/210561789/realtime/sampled USDJPY -0.2190%  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 +0.16% jumped 3.4%, electronics giants Toshiba Corporation /zigman2/quotes/205628942/delayed JP:6502 -0.08%  and Fujitsu Ltd. /zigman2/quotes/208459594/delayed JP:6702 -0.29% both climbed 2.3%, electronic-components manufacturer TDK Corporation /zigman2/quotes/208948266/delayed JP:6762 -1.38% rose 1.9%, and video game developer Capcom Co., Ltd. /zigman2/quotes/202399938/delayed JP:9697 +0.68% added 1.7%.

Other major Asian markets mostly advanced, as Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index /zigman2/quotes/210598030/delayed HK:HSI -0.67% rebounded after previous mild losses and tacked on 0.5%, and both Sydney’s S&P/ASX 200 /zigman2/quotes/210598100/delayed AU:XJO +0.31%  and Seoul’s Kospi Composite Index /zigman2/quotes/210598069/delayed KR:180721 +0.38%  nudged 0.1% higher.

However, over on mainland China, the Shanghai Composite Index /zigman2/quotes/210598127/delayed CN:SHCOMP -0.02% 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

28,819.43

-52.35 -0.18%

Volume: 0.00

Aug. 16, 2022 9:03a

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TOPIX Index

JP : Tokyo Exchange (TOPIX)

1,980.81

-4.15 -0.21%

Volume: 0.00

Aug. 16, 2022 9:03a

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Add to watchlist USDJPY

Japanese Yen

US : Tullett Prebon

133.0270

-0.2920 -0.2190%

Volume: 0.0000

Aug. 15, 2022 8:23p

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Add to watchlist JP:7974

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

JP : Japan: Tokyo

¥ 57,880.00

+90.00 +0.16%

Volume: 31,000

Aug. 16, 2022 9:03a

P/E Ratio

13.48

Dividend Yield

3.51%

Market Cap

¥6720.22 billion

Rev. per Employee

¥250.14M

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Add to watchlist JP:6502

Toshiba Corp.

JP : Japan: Tokyo

¥ 5,186.00

-4.00 -0.08%

Volume: 350,800

Aug. 16, 2022 9:03a

P/E Ratio

11.19

Dividend Yield

5.59%

Market Cap

¥2273.18 billion

Rev. per Employee

¥28.82M

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Add to watchlist JP:6702

Fujitsu Ltd.

JP : Japan: Tokyo

¥ 16,950.00

-50.00 -0.29%

Volume: 93,800

Aug. 16, 2022 9:03a

P/E Ratio

19.04

Dividend Yield

1.42%

Market Cap

¥3396.85 billion

Rev. per Employee

¥29.01M

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Add to watchlist JP:6762

TDK Corp.

JP : Japan: Tokyo

¥ 5,010.00

-70.00 -1.38%

Volume: 137,500

Aug. 16, 2022 9:03a

P/E Ratio

10.44

Dividend Yield

2.12%

Market Cap

¥1885.50 billion

Rev. per Employee

¥17.06M

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Capcom Co. Ltd.

JP : Japan: Tokyo

¥ 3,685.00

+25.00 +0.68%

Volume: 27,500

Aug. 16, 2022 9:02a

P/E Ratio

32.48

Dividend Yield

1.25%

Market Cap

¥754.89 billion

Rev. per Employee

¥27.09M

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Hang Seng Index

HK : Hong Kong Exchange

20,040.86

-134.76 -0.67%

Volume: 1.39M

Aug. 15, 2022 4:08p

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S&P/ASX 200 Benchmark Index

AU : S&P ASX

7,086.10

+21.80 +0.31%

Volume: 10,754

Aug. 16, 2022 10:02a

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KOSPI Composite Index

KR : Korea Exchange

2,537.61

+9.67 +0.38%

Volume: 23,923

Aug. 16, 2022 9:03a

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Shanghai Composite Index

CN : China: Shanghai

3,276.09

-0.80 -0.02%

Volume: 28.71B

Aug. 15, 2022 3:00p