Tokyo: Benchmark index closes above key 20,000 mark
Published Tue, Dec 1, 2015 · 06:31 AM
[TOKYO] Tokyo's benchmark stock index closed above the psychologically key 20,000 mark for the first time since late August on Tuesday as sentiment got a lift from upbeat data on investment by Japanese companies.
The Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange gained 1.34 per cent, or 264.93 points, to 20,012.40, while the broader Topix index of all first-section shares finished up 1.37 per cent, or 21.70 points, at 1,601.95.
AFP
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