Automakers Lead Tokyo Stocks Higher By Close
Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published August 24, 2016 | 11:58 AM
TOKYO, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News -24th Augst,2016) - Tokyo stocks finished higher Wednesday with the market led by strong gains among automakers including Toyota and rival Nissan. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index jumped 0.61 percent, or 99.94 points, to close at 16,597.30, while the broader Topix index of all first-section shares rose 0.71 percent, or 9.15 points, to 1,306.71.
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