HA NOI (Biz Hub)— The Nikkei 225 gained 139.32 points to close at 15,274.07 points, and the Topix Index rose 8.61 points closing at 1,236.97 points in Tokyo, on March 7.
Gains were also registered by some other key Asian indices. The Straits Times Index increased 7.09 points to close at 3,136.3 points in Singapore. The VN Index added 1.19 points to reach 579.75 points in HCM City, and the HNX Index also edged up 0.36 points to close at 82.16 points in the capital city of Viet Nam.
The Hang Seng Index declined 42.48 points to end the day at 22,660.49 points in Hong Kong, while the Shanghai Composite Index in mainland China slipped 1.67 points to end at 2,057.91 points.— VNS