Billionaire investor Warren Buffett said he’s planning to increase his investments in Japan’s biggest trading houses, pushing up the shares.
Itochu
(ticker: 8001.Japan),
Mitsubishi
(8058.Japan),
Mitsui
& Co. (8031.Japan),
Sumitomo
(8053.Japan), and
Marubeni
(8002.Japan) all rose at least 2% on Tuesday in Tokyo trading. Buffett, in an interview with Nikkei, said he was pleased with his holdings in the firms and planned to increase them.