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Tokyo: Shares end 0.3% higher

Published Fri, May 22, 2015 · 07:27 AM

    [TOKYO] Tokyo stocks ended 0.3 per cent higher Friday, marking a six-day rally that saw the benchmark index hit a fresh 15-year high.

    The Nikkei 225 at the Tokyo Stock Exchange added 61.54 points to 20,264.41. The Topix of all first-section shares edged up 0.06 per cent, or 1.05 points, at 1,647.85.

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