Japanse aandelenmarkt gaat naar hoogste niveau sinds 2008

Japan’s five largest online brokerages posted record trading in May amid surging equity volume as the nation’s shares rose to the highest levels since August 2008 before tumbling into a correction.

Matsui Securities Co. (8628), which gets 65 percent of its revenue from commissions, said the value of shares traded though client accounts rose to a record 5.86 trillion yen ($59 billion) in May, beating the previous high of 4.68 trillion yen in December 2005. Turnover also reached a record at Monex Group Inc. (8698), Rakuten Securities Inc., Kabu.Com Securities Co. and SBI Securities Co.