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Tokyo’s Nikkei closes higher on US rallies
TOKYO, Oct 18, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Tokyo’s benchmark Nikkei index closed
higher on Friday following rallies on Wall Street in cautious trade ahead of
the British parliament’s vote on a new Brexit deal.
The Nikkei 225 index rose 0.18 percent, or 40.82 points, to 22,492.68, but
the broader Topix index was down 0.13 percent, or 2.17 points, at 1,621.99.
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