Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLC Share News (BGFD)

STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-UK small caps close up 0.5 percent

The FTSE Small Caps Index closes 0.5 percent higher while the junior-listed FTSE AIM All Share Index ends up 0.3 percent, with both outperforming a 0.1 percent gain on the blue-chip FTSE 100 index The FTSE 250 Mid Caps Index, which hit fresh record highs this week, closes down 0.2 percent.<

Baillie Gifford Japan Trust Beats Benchmark With 49% NAV Rise

Baillie Gifford Japan Trust Chairman To Resign In November 2014

STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-UK small caps down 0.3 pct, outpace blue-chips

The FTSE Small Caps Index is down 0.3 percent in mid-session trade, outpacing a bigger decline of 1.1 percent on the blue-chip FTSE 100 index while the FTSE 250 mid-cap index is down 0.9 percent. The FTSE Aim All Share Index is flat. Investment trusts exposed to Japanese equities are

STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-AIM stocks outpace FTSE small caps at midday

The FTSE Alternative Investment Market (AIM) all-share index of UK small stocks rises 0.3 percent, outperforming the higher capitalisation FTSE small-cap index, down 0.1 percent, and mid caps, up 0.1 percent. Shares in AIM-listed oil explorer Gulf Keystone rise 4.9 percent to 159.5 pence as

Bailie Gifford confident Japan will be resurgent

Baillie Gifford Japan, the trust that invests in Japanese small and mid-caps, saw a strong rise in net asset value (NAV) last year, with portfolio performance outstripping that of the benchmark index. NAV per share rose by 21.2% in the six months to end-February to 226.3p (with borrowings deducted

Baillie Gifford Japan beats the market

Ballie Gifford Japan Trust, which invests in medium to smaller sized companies in the far eastern country, said it picked stocks well as it achieved an increase in its net asset value (NAV) a share in the year to August 31, bucking a decline in the benchmark index. NAV rose by 0.8% during the year

Japan's laggards due a re-rating

The Japanese economy has suffered with the best of them over the past few years, a situation made worse by a strong local currency and political uncertainty. The country has sworn in five prime ministers in just four years and, more worryingly, nine finance ministers. "Politics has been unhelpful,

Good picks lift Baillie Gifford Japan

Baillie Gifford Japan Trust's net asset value per share increased by 7.6% to 199.4p, beating the 4.2% increase in the TOPIX total return index in the six months to February. Good stock selection, particularly in the Financials and Commerce and Services sectors, boosted the performance, BGTJ said. S