Japan’s Kansai Electric shares rise 5% after forecasting higher earnings and dividends

Shares of Japan’s Kansai Electric Power Co rose 5% in Tokyo on Friday, outperforming the broader market, after the country’s largest nuclear power company raised its profit forecast and promised generous shareholder returns. Kansai, in which U.S. activist investor Elliott became a major minority shareholder last month, raised its annual profit forecast 22% to 360 […]