Japan equity volumes triple after earthquake

Trading volumes have jumped threefold on Japanese stock markets since Friday’s earthquake and tsunami, but platforms are holding up so far, says Clare Rowsell, Asia-Pacific head of client relationship management and marketing at agency broker ITG in Hong Kong. Volumes have risen from 1.95 billion shares traded in Topix index stocks on Thursday to 5.7 billion yesterday, by the close. The Topix closed on Tuesday down 16.3% for the week, its worst two-day losing streak since the glob…