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Tokyo market to stay bullish on cheap yen
Parvez Jabri
10 May, 2013
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![](https://i.brecorder.com/images/2013/05/tokyo400.jpg">TOKYO: The Japanese market soared in the week to Friday, as investors cheered the continued slide of the yen and its boon for exporters.</P><P>Tokyo shares are likely to continue heading north on robust investor appetite in the coming week, as overseas markets also pick up their pace.</P><P>In the week to May 10, Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei 225 index surged 6.67 percent, or 913.5 points, to finish at 14,607.54, the best close in more than five years.</P><P>The Topix index of all first-section shares rose 4.97 percent, or 57.32 points, to 1,210.60.</P><P>Players have bought up a wide range of shares, particularly exporters who directly benefit from a sharp fall of the yen, which broke below 101 to the dollar on Friday, its lowest point in more than four years.</P><P>The Tokyo market's strength was likely to remain intact in the coming week, as investors were expected to continue to take cues from the forex market, said Hirokazu Fujiki, strategist with Okasan Securities.</P><P>)