Japanese shares rise following Wall Street gains

TOKYO (MarketWatch) -- Japan's benchmark indexes headed higher Wednesday morning, following a rally on Wall Street. The Nikkei 225 was up 1.4% at 9,437.88, with Toyota Motor /zigman2/quotes/203803129/delayed JP:7203 -1.49% /zigman2/quotes/207653022/composite TOYOF +1.33% the biggest gainer among the auto makers, up 2.5%. Shares of oil companies also climbed, with Inpex /zigman2/quotes/206689846/delayed JP:1605 -2.82% up 0.8%, and Nippon Oil up 1.2%, as prices for front-month crude futures rose by 26 cents to $62.71 per barrel on Globex.

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Toyota Motor Corp.

JP : Japan: Tokyo

¥ 2,785.00

-42.00 -1.49%

Volume: 16.34M

Dec. 7, 2023 1:44p

P/E Ratio

9.76

Dividend Yield

2.33%

Market Cap

¥37304.88 billion

Rev. per Employee

¥110.40M

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Toyota Motor Corp.

US : U.S.: OTC

$ 19.07

+0.25 +1.33%

Volume: 4,787

Dec. 6, 2023 2:22p

P/E Ratio

9.34

Dividend Yield

N/A

Market Cap

$253.59 billion

Rev. per Employee

$794,050

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Inpex Corp.

JP : Japan: Tokyo

¥ 1,964.00

-57.00 -2.82%

Volume: 8.26M

Dec. 7, 2023 1:44p

P/E Ratio

5.74

Dividend Yield

3.77%

Market Cap

¥2686.52 billion

Rev. per Employee

¥662.23M