Japan's Nikkei reaches 7-week high on relief over U.S.-Japan summit outcome

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Thu, 19 Apr 2018 - 09:40 GMT

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Market prices are reflected in a glass window at the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) in Tokyo, Japan, February 6, 2018. REUTERS/Toru Hanai

Market prices are reflected in a glass window at the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) in Tokyo, Japan, February 6, 2018. REUTERS/Toru Hanai

CAIRO – 19 April 2018: Japanese shares rose to a seven-week high on Thursday, with investors relieved that the United States did not make new trade demands at this week’s summit between Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump.

Steelmakers and non-ferrous metal firms - some of the worst performers since Trump announced steel and aluminium tariffs - led the gains.

The Nikkei ended Thursday up 0.15 percent at 22,191.18 after going as high as 22,360.65, its highest since Feb. 28.

There were 155 advancers on the Nikkei index against 68 decliners.

The largest percentage gainers in the index were Sumitomo Metal Mining Co Ltd, which was 7.8 percent higher, followed by Pacific Metals Co Ltd, which gained 5.5 percent and Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co Ltd, up by 4.6 percent.

Declining shares included Subaru Corp which lost 2.2 percent after public broadcaster NHK reported allegations that there were hundreds of cases of mileage and emission data falsification at the automaker.

The broader Topix inched up 0.03 percent. (Reporting by the Tokyo markets team Editng by Eric Meijer)

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