Japanese and Korean stocks rise as China's indices open mixed

Asian stocks opened week's last session on mixed performance, with both Japanese and South Korean stocks rising, while the Chinese equity indices showed mixed performance on Friday, amid the absence of other global markets due to the Good Friday holiday in most world markets and other public holidays.

Nintendo shares led the gains on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, rising nearly 16% after reports stated that the Chinese technology giant Tencent Gaming has won an important approval allows it to sell Nintendo Switch console games in China, otherwise the trading session is relatively calm With a weak level of trading and liquidity with the absence of other global markets, led by the US and European markets.

In terms of trading, Japanese stocks rose during trading today, as the boarder Topix index rose by 0.24% (3.95 points) to 1,618.92, while Nikie 225 rose 0.58% (127.36 points) to 22,217.48.

While for Chinese stock indices, the CSI 300 index rose 0.08% (3.28 points) to reach 4,075.36, while Shanghai index fell 0.08% to lose 2.45 points and reach the level of 3,247.75, Kospi index of South Korea shares rose 0.30 % to gain 6.60 points and reach the level of 2,220.37.