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Tokyo: Shares end up on US-China trade hopes

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Published Thu, Feb 21, 2019 · 06:23 AM

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    [TOKYO] Tokyo stocks shed earlier losses to end the Thursday session marginally higher, thanks to rekindled hopes for progress in the US-China trade talks.

    The benchmark Nikkei 225 index added 0.15 per cent or 32.74 points to 21,464.23 while the broader Topix index was up 0.03 points at 1,613.50.

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