Tokyo Stock Exchange Rises Nearly 1% Awaiting US Results – El Nuevo Diario (Dominican Republic)

THE NEW BOOK, TOKYO. – The main index of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, the Nikkei, rose almost 1% at the opening of the session this Wednesday, while investors await the results of the United States elections.

After the first 30 minutes of trading, the Nikkei, which gathers the 225 most representative securities in the market, collected an increase of 0.93% or 348.18 points, and moved at 38,834.42 integers.

The Topix, which includes the companies in the main sector, those with the largest capitalization, advanced at a more moderate level by 0.66% or 17.51 ​​points, and stood at 2,681.77 units.

The Tokyo stock market opened higher with investors waiting for the results of the elections in the US, while the main media in the main economy of the world shared their forecasts.

At the opening of Tokyo, the Fox News network gave the states of Indiana and Kentucky to former President Donald Trump (2017-2021) and Vermont to Kamala Harris.

The yen, for its part, moved in the range of 151.28 to 152.53 units per dollar at the beginning of talks in Tokyo.

Companies in the semiconductor sector Disco, Lasertec and Advantest were the three most traded at the start, in that order, and rose 1.52%, 0.52% and 3.92% in the first half hour.

Car maker Toyota dropped 1.33%, while video game giant Nintendo added 2.12%.

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