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Tokyo stocks close higher

Benchmark Nikkei jumps half-a-percent

Updated 5 years ago · Published on 25 Nov 2020 3:00PM

Tokyo stocks close higher
Investors in Tokyo buoyed by rallies on Wall Street as US political uncertainty recedes. – Pixabay pic, November 25, 2020

TOKYO – Tokyo stocks closed higher today as investors took heart from rallies on Wall Street thanks to receding US political uncertainty.

The benchmark Nikkei 225 index was up 0.50%, or 131.27 points, to end at 26,296.86, while the broader Topix index advanced 0.30%, or 5.27 points, to 1,767.67. – AFP, November 25, 2020

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