Most of the Asian stock markets rose at the close of trading today, tracking the gains made in the American Wall Street Stock Exchange last night.
The Japanese Nikkei index closed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, up by 0.1%, or 26.66 points, to reach 26,517.19 points, while the broader Topix index rose by 0.27%, equivalent to 5.1 points, to close at 1887.43 points.
The Chinese Hang Seng Index rose 0.38%, equivalent to 82.2 points, to reach the level of 21725.78 points, while the “ESI” Composite Index on the Shanghai Stock Exchange fell by 8.32 points, or 0.25%, to close at 3356.08 points.
And US stocks continued to rise yesterday, Thursday, for the fourth consecutive session, following the US Federal Reserve indicated that it may limit the pace of raising the interest rate, as the growth of the economy was affected.
