Tokyo: Nikkei up 2.6% as Japan PM calls election victory
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[TOKYO] Tokyo's key Nikkei index closed more than 2 per cent higher on Monday as Prime Minister Fumio Kishida declared victory in national elections.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 index jumped 2.61 per cent or 754.39 points to end at 29,647.08, while the broader Topix index gained 2.18 per cent or 43.54 points to 2,044.72.
AFP
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