Japanese stocks rise for sixth session as Hang Seng rises

China's Shanghai Composite Index SHCOMP, -0.71% rose 0.4% to 3,297.32, and Singapore's FTSE Straits Times Index STI, +0.14% rose 0.3% to 3,182.55. South Korea's KOSPI Composite Index 180721, +0.77% rose 0.8% to 2,515.40, while Australia's S&P/ASX 200 Benchmark Index XJO, -0.06% increased 0.5% to 7,236.80.

Of the Nikkei 225 Index constituents, semiconductors company Advantest Corp 6857, +2.26% saw the largest increase Thursday, as shares increased 8.0%.

Shares of personal electronics firm Sony Group 6758, +0.19% and semiconductors company Tokyo Electron 8035, -0.28% rose 6.4% and 5.5%, respectively.

Also in Japan, electric power generation company Tokyo Electric Power 9501, +0.21% saw the largest drop Thursday, as shares declined 4.8%

Shares of digital marketing firm CyberAgent 4751, -1.82% and paper mills company Nippon Paper Industries 3863, -0.09% declined 3.2% and 2.8%, respectively.

Of the the Hang Seng Index constituents, motor vehicle dealing company Zhongsheng Group Holdings 881, -0.35% saw the largest increase Thursday, as shares added 4.2%.

Shares of life insurance firm China Life Insurance 2628, -0.74% and integrated oil/gas company China Petro & Chem 386, -0.20% gained 3.6% and 3.6%, respectively.

Shares of building construction company Longfor Group Holdings 960, -4.59% saw the largest drop in Hong Kong, as shares dropped 4.0% on Thursday.

Shares of biotechnology services firm Wuxi Biologics (Cayman) 2269, -1.19% and gas utilities company ENN Energy Holdings 2688, -2.98% declined 2.8% and 2.6%, respectively.

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