Tokyo: Shares open higher with eyes on Powell testimony

Published Tue, Jun 21, 2022 · 08:20 AM
    • Tokyo shares opened higher on Tuesday.
    • Tokyo shares opened higher on Tuesday. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

    TOKYO shares opened higher on Tuesday, as investors wait to hear Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell address the US Congress later this week.

    The benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose 1.07 per cent or 275.88 points at 26,047.10 while the broader Topix index added 1.20 per cent or 21.78 points at 1,840.72. AFP

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