Japan stocks touch 15-year high again

By Laura He, MarketWatch

Reuters

Tokyo stocks advance to a 15-year high on Thursday, with most other Asian markets gaining.

HONG KONG (MarketWatch) — Japanese stocks resumed their winning ways on Thursday, rising to a fresh 15-year high after breaking a five-session winning streak in the previous session.

The Nikkei Average /zigman2/quotes/210597971/delayed JP:NIK -0.96%  closed up 1.1% to 18,785.79, its best level since April 2000. The index dipped 0.1% on Wednesday. The broader Topix /zigman2/quotes/210598092/delayed JP:180460 -0.82%  also finished 0.9% higher.

Meanwhile, the yen was a little stronger versus the greenback, trading at ¥118.75, from ¥118.83 at the previous market close.

Oil explorers got a boost from a strong rebound in global crude prices in the previous session. Inpex Corporation /zigman2/quotes/206689846/delayed JP:1605 +0.61% rallied 3.3%, and Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. Ltd. /zigman2/quotes/201212147/delayed JP:1662 +1.28%  gained 2.8%.

Among top outperformers, auto maker Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. /zigman2/quotes/208298710/delayed JP:7201 -1.80%  and banking group Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. /zigman2/quotes/207520099/delayed JP:8306 -0.93%  both jumped 3.2%. Electronics manufacturer TDK Corporation /zigman2/quotes/208948266/delayed JP:6762 +0.20%  climbed 2.1%, media conglomerate Sony Corp. /zigman2/quotes/201361720/delayed JP:6758 -1.76% rose 2%, and Internet and telecoms giant SoftBank Corp. /zigman2/quotes/207303954/delayed JP:9984 +0.22%  improved by 1.7%.

Other Asian markets mostly advanced, with mainland China’s Shanghai Composite Index /zigman2/quotes/210598127/delayed CN:SHCOMP -0.46%  heading up 2.2%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index /zigman2/quotes/210598030/delayed HK:HSI -0.80%   tacked on 0.5%, and Seoul’s Kospi Composite Index /zigman2/quotes/210598069/delayed KR:180721 -0.33%  drifted 0.1% higher. However, Sydney’s S&P/ASX 200 /zigman2/quotes/210598100/delayed AU:XJO -0.21%  declined 0.6%.

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NIKKEI 225 Index

JP : Nikkei

28,942.14

-280.63 -0.96%

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TOPIX Index

JP : Tokyo Exchange (TOPIX)

1,990.50

-16.49 -0.82%

Volume: 0.00

Aug. 18, 2022 3:00p

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Inpex Corp.

JP : Japan: Tokyo

¥ 1,478.00

+9.00 +0.61%

Volume: 8.16M

Aug. 18, 2022 3:00p

P/E Ratio

5.88

Dividend Yield

4.06%

Market Cap

¥2033.91 billion

Rev. per Employee

¥578.38M

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Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. Ltd.

JP : Japan: Tokyo

¥ 3,565.00

+45.00 +1.28%

Volume: 228,800

Aug. 18, 2022 3:00p

P/E Ratio

N/A

Dividend Yield

6.17%

Market Cap

¥194.44 billion

Rev. per Employee

¥157.70M

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Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

JP : Japan: Tokyo

¥ 529.30

-9.70 -1.80%

Volume: 10.72M

Aug. 18, 2022 3:00p

P/E Ratio

13.99

Dividend Yield

0.94%

Market Cap

¥2109.79 billion

Rev. per Employee

¥63.78M

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Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.

JP : Japan: Tokyo

¥ 727.50

-6.80 -0.93%

Volume: 30.48M

Aug. 18, 2022 3:00p

P/E Ratio

10.84

Dividend Yield

4.40%

Market Cap

¥9199.07 billion

Rev. per Employee

¥45.07M

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TDK Corp.

JP : Japan: Tokyo

¥ 5,070.00

+10.00 +0.20%

Volume: 2.64M

Aug. 18, 2022 3:00p

P/E Ratio

10.57

Dividend Yield

2.09%

Market Cap

¥1917.72 billion

Rev. per Employee

¥17.06M

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Sony Group Corp.

JP : Japan: Tokyo

¥ 11,750.00

-210.00 -1.76%

Volume: 2.35M

Aug. 18, 2022 3:00p

P/E Ratio

16.52

Dividend Yield

0.60%

Market Cap

¥14833.83 billion

Rev. per Employee

¥91.61M

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SoftBank Group Corp.

JP : Japan: Tokyo

¥ 5,815.00

+13.00 +0.22%

Volume: 11.18M

Aug. 18, 2022 3:00p

P/E Ratio

N/A

Dividend Yield

0.00%

Market Cap

¥9554.68 billion

Rev. per Employee

¥133.99M

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CN : China: Shanghai

3,277.54

-14.98 -0.46%

Volume: 30.17B

Aug. 18, 2022 3:00p

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Hang Seng Index

HK : Hong Kong Exchange

19,763.91

-158.54 -0.80%

Volume: 1.59M

Aug. 18, 2022 4:08p

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KOSPI Composite Index

KR : Korea Exchange

2,508.05

-8.42 -0.33%

Volume: 381,627

Aug. 18, 2022 3:32p

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-14.90 -0.21%

Volume: 50,254

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