TOKYO – Tokyo stocks closed higher today as investors took heart from fresh Wall Street records fuelled by coronavirus vaccine progress.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 index gained 1.33%, or 350.86 points, to end at 26,817.94, while the broader Topix index rose 1.17%, or 20.61 points, to 1,779.42.
Tokyo stocks lost more ground yesterday, weighed down by persistent profit-taking, but the rally on Wall Street yesterday and growing optimism over Covid-19 vaccines buoyed traders in early trading today. – AFP, December 9, 2020.
