Tokyo: Shares open higher after US infrastructure deal
Published Fri, Jun 25, 2021 · 12:17 AM
[TOKYO] Tokyo shares opened higher on Friday as investors cheered news that Washington had reached an agreement over massive infrastructure spending plans.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose 1 per cent or 279.36 points to 29,154.59 while the broader Topix index added 0.9 per cent, or 17.52 points, to 1,964.62.
AFP
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