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Tokyo: Stocks open higher after Sunday vote

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Published Mon, Jul 11, 2022 · 08:33 AM
    • The benchmark Nikkei 225 index was up 1.55 per cent, or 411.63 points, at 26,928.82 in early trade.
    • The benchmark Nikkei 225 index was up 1.55 per cent, or 411.63 points, at 26,928.82 in early trade. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

    TOKYO stocks opened higher on Monday (Jul 11) after Japan’s ruling bloc won a supermajority in Sunday’s upper house election held just days after the assassination of former premier Shinzo Abe.

    The benchmark Nikkei 225 index was up 1.55 per cent, or 411.63 points, at 26,928.82 in early trade, while the broader Topix index advanced 1.41 per cent, or 26.62 points, to 1,914.06. AFP

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