HA NOI( Biz Hub)-- The Nikkei 225 added 131.80 points to close at 14,827.83 and the Topix Index gained 16.37 points to finish at 1,202.89 in Tokyo on March 31.
The Hang Seng Index also climbed 84.43 points to end at 22,149.96 in Hong Kong, but the Shanghai Composite Index in mainland China lost 8.41 points to finish at 2,033.31.
In South-East Asia, the Straits Times Index gained 14.62 points to end at 3,186.8 in Singapore. However, the two bourses in Viet Nam closed lower. The VN Index lost 2.72 points to finish at 591.57 in HCM City, while the HNX Index declined 0.60 points to end at 89.44 in the capital city.— VNS