Tokyo: Stocks close higher after Sunday vote

Published Mon, Jul 11, 2022 · 03:31 PM
    • The benchmark Nikkei 225 index ended up 1.11 per cent, or 295.11 points, at 26,812.30, while the broader Topix index advanced 1.44 percent, or 27.23 points, to 1,914.66.
    • The benchmark Nikkei 225 index ended up 1.11 per cent, or 295.11 points, at 26,812.30, while the broader Topix index advanced 1.44 percent, or 27.23 points, to 1,914.66. AFP

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    TOKYO stocks closed higher on Monday (Jul 11) after Japan’s ruling bloc secured a strong win in Sunday’s Upper House election, held 2 days after the assassination of former premier Shinzo Abe.

    The benchmark Nikkei 225 index ended up 1.11 per cent, or 295.11 points, at 26,812.30, while the broader Topix index advanced 1.44 percent, or 27.23 points, to 1,914.66. AFP

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