Nikkei Tops 38,800 to Near All-Time High in Morning
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Tokyo Stock Exchange
9:53 JST, February 16, 2024
Tokyo, Feb. 16 (Jiji Press)—Japan’s Nikkei 225 stock average climbed more than 700 points in morning trading on Friday, topping 38,800 to come close to its all-time high marked in 1989 during the height of Japan’s asset inflation-driven bubble economy.
At 9:09 a.m., the benchmark index stood up 701.63 points, or 1.84 pct, from Thursday at 38,859.57, nearing its record high of 38,915.87 scored on the final trading day of 1989.
A wide range of Tokyo stocks attracted buying on the back of overnight rises in U.S. stocks, which came in tandem with a fall in U.S. long-term interest rates, brokers said. Gainers included Nikkei heavyweights such as Tokyo Electron.
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