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Tokyo shares close up more than 1% on dovish Fed
TOKYO, Jan 31, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Tokyo shares gained more than one percent
Thursday following overnight rallies on Wall Street, as the US Federal
Reserve voiced a cautious stance about future rate hikes.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose 1.06 percent, or 216.95 points, to
close at 20,773.49 while the broader Topix index was up 1.08 percent, or
16.73 points, at 1,567.49.
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