TOKYO, (APP/AFP) – Tokyo stocks closed higher Wednesday as a halt in the yen’s rally lifted exporters while oil-linked shares and banks rose.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose 0.90 percent, or 149.13 points, to end
at 16,745.64, while the broader Topix index of all first-section shares was up 0.97 percent, or 12.66 points, at 1,311.13.
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Tokyo shares end higher on energy firms, exporters
