Japanese shares advance on mounting hopes for more monetary stimulus

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Japanese stocks jumped on Monday, sending the Nikkei 225 Stock Average to close at its four year high, as the Yen depreciated after the Prime Minister Shinzo Abe named a candidate for BOJ's governor position that is more likely to be in favour of more monetary stimulus. The Nikkei 225 Stock Average rallied 2.4% to 11,662.52, the highest level since September 2008. All sectors edged higher. Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha rose 12%, the biggest gain in the index, after A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S said the global container demand might increase. Showa Shell Sekiyu KK followed with a 9% advance to pace gains in the best performing oil and gas sector that was 5.1% higher. Basic materials were 2.9% higher, supported by an increase in the shares of JFE Holdings Inc. that climbed 8.6%. Meanwhile, Sharp Corporation paired biggest decline in the index n speculation the talks with Taiwanese Foxconn Technology Group are unlikely to end with an agreement. Furthermore, Unitika Ltd., a manufacturer and vendor of synthetic fibers and textile products, erased as much as 1.9% to 51 yen.
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Mon, 25 Feb 2013 16:34:04 GMT

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