Osanbashi successful Yokohama connected December 10, 2022.
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Japan's Nikkei 225 scale was acceptable to deed different grounds Wednesday, amid broader gains expected successful Asia markets arsenic the portion looked past geopolitical concerns.
The Japanese scale gained implicit 3% to deed a grounds precocious Tuesday connected expectations that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is apt to telephone an predetermination apt successful February. This election, if called, volition beryllium Takaichi's archetypal clip facing Japan's voters successful an election.
Futures for the Nikkei 225 pointed to a stronger open, with the futures declaration successful Chicago astatine 54,045, and its counterpart successful Osaka astatine 53,960, compared to the erstwhile adjacent of 53,549.16.
The Japanese yen has besides weakened past the 159 people against the dollar, reaching its lowest level since July 2024, erstwhile Japanese authorities intervened to halt the yen's slide.
Australia's S&P/ASX 200 rising 0.11%.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng index futures were astatine 26,920, pointing to a stronger unfastened compared to the HSI's past adjacent of 26,848.47.
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