Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki and other dignitaries rang a bell at the Tokyo Stock Exchange to herald the opening of trading for 2022.
Wall Street got 2022 off to a solid start with more record highs for the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
Technology stocks and a mix of retailers and other companies that rely on consumer spending accounted for a big share of the gains.
The S&P 500 closed out 2021 with a 26.9% gain, or a total return of 28.7%, including dividends.
“It’s been going on for months and months.
crude rose 26 cents to $76.34 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.