Wed, 04 Jul 2012 09:27:36 GMT
Nikkei 225 prolongs gains on easing hopes
Japanese shares traded higher for the second straight session lifted by hopes ECB and PBOC will intervene to support growth. Nikkei 225 index climbed 0.41% or 37.58 points and finished at 9,104. Inpex Corp, Japan's biggest energy provider, surged 2.9% after oil reached a one-month high amid renewed tensions in Iran. On the downside JFE Holdings the country's second-largest steelmaker,