Kansai Electric Jumps as Court Paves Way for Restarts

  • Osaka High Court removes injunction against Takahama reactors
  • Kansai Elec. says 2 units to boost profit 7 billion yen/month
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Kansai Electric Power Co., Japan’s second-biggest utility, jumped after an appeals court overturned a ruling that barred the operation of two of its nuclear reactors, a win for the utility most dependent on atomic power before the Fukushima disaster.

Shares, which traded ex-dividend Wednesday, rose as much as 13 percent without accounting for the impact of a 25 yen payout and were at 1,417 yen as of 10:23 a.m. local time. It was the biggest gainer on the Nikkei 225.