TOKYO, (APP/AFP) – Tokyo stocks ended firmly higher
Wednesday, extending a rally on Wall Street and in Europe, while Sony advanced more than six percent after investors shrugged off a weak profit forecast.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange rallied
1.57 percent, or 258.59 points, to close at 16,757.35, while the broader Topix index of all first-section shares climbed 1.23 percent, or 16.38 points, to 1,342.88.
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Tokyo stocks close higher, extending global gains
