Japan shares higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 1.52%

Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Rubber, Railway&Bus and Chemical, Petroleum&Plastic sectors propelled shares higher. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 1.52%. The biggest gainers of the session ...

The middle-of-the-month bias for the Nikkei [Video]

One of the key features around seasonality is the so-called turn-of-the-month effect. This is when major indices tend to gain around the end of a month and into the first few days of the new month. However, using Seasonax you can also look at the seasonality for indices around the middle of the month which ...