TOKYO – Tokyo’s benchmark Nikkei index opened higher today as US shares surged despite rioters storming the US Capitol in an effort to overturn the result of the presidential election.
The Nikkei 225 index added 1.05%, or 284.52 points, to 27,340.46 in early trade, while the broader Topix index rose 1.22%, or 21.92 points, to 1,818.10.
Major US corporations and businesses groups earlier condemned the occupation of the US Capitol by rioters angry at President Donald Trump’s election loss, with raising the possibility the president should be removed from office.
The statements came on a shocking day for the United States, which saw mobs overrun the Congress after a rally by Trump, who had sought to thwart the process of lawmakers certifying election results.
Reports also say that one woman shot and wounded during the fracas, has died. – AFP, January 7, 2021
