Tokyo: Nikkei closes up more than 1.7%
Published Fri, Mar 12, 2021 · 06:24 AM
[TOKYO] Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei index jumped more than 1.7 per cent on Friday, closing up for a fourth straight session, as investors cheered a new US economic package and the ECB's stimulus bond-buying.
The Nikkei 225 index rose 1.73 per cent, or 506.19 points, to 29,717.83, while the broader Topix index advanced 1.36 per cent, or 26.14 points, to 1,951.06.
AFP
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