Bull Markets

Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average Index rose 273.65, or 1.6 percent, to 17,333.31 yesterday, its highest level since July 12, 2000. People are looking up at an electric billboard of stock prices in downtown of Tokyo. The Taiwan Weighted Index also rose 46.79 (0.71 percent). Other Asian countries, such as China, Hong Kong, Singapore, and India enjoyed bullish market conditions yesterday as well.