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Tokyo: Stocks close higher on US recovery hopes

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Published Mon, Apr 5, 2021 · 06:21 AM

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    [TOKYO] Tokyo stocks closed higher on Monday as investors cheered strong US jobs data that boosted general optimism for a US economic recovery.

    The benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose 0.79 per cent or 235.25 points to 30,089.25, closing above the 30,000 mark for the first time in about two weeks.

    The broader Topix index gained 0.60 per cent or 11.92 points to 1,983.54.

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