Stock Market News (European Open) – Financials, basic materials on the rise in Europe; Japanese indexes at multi-year highs ahead of elections
In Asian markets, the Nikkei 225 and the broader Japanese index, the Topix, finished the day marginally higher, closing at their highest since October 1996 and July 2007 respectively. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng added 1.2% after yesterday’s sell-off and the Shanghai Composite rose by 0.3%. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 advanced 0.2%. Japan will be going to […]
