Tokyo: Stocks close flat as yen-fuelled rally slows

Published Thu, Nov 17, 2016 · 06:44 AM

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    [TOKYO] Tokyo stocks closed slightly up Thursday at a fresh nine-month high as a rally that has been fuelled by a weaker yen lost steam.

    The benchmark Nikkei 225 index, which closed at its highest level since early February on Wednesday, eked out a gain of 0.42 points to end at 17,862.63, while the Topix index of all first-section issues ended up 0.10 per cent, or 1.43 points, at 1,423.08.

    AFP

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