Tokyo: Nikkei up more than 2% as Japan PM holds power
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[TOKYO] Tokyo's key Nikkei 225 index opened more than two per cent higher on Monday as investors cheered general election results showing a victory for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 index was up 2.14 per cent or 617.39 points at 29,510.08 in early trade, while the broader Topix index was up 1.50 per cent or 30.11 points at 2,031.29.
AFP
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