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Tokyo Shares End Higher On Trump-Kim Summit News

Umer Jamshaid Published March 09, 2018 | 11:45 AM

Tokyo shares end higher on Trump-Kim summit news

Tokyo stocks jumped Friday on news that US President Donald Trump has agreed to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in a historic summit that may ease tensions over the Korean peninsula.

Tokyo, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 09th Mar, 2018 ) :Tokyo stocks jumped Friday on news that US President Donald Trump has agreed to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in a historic summit that may ease tensions over the Korean peninsula.

The benchmark Nikkei 225 index temporarily soared to a 2.4-percent gain after the Trump-Kim meeting was announced before it fell back to finish up 0.47 percent, or 101.13 points, to 21,469.20. The broader Topix index firmed 0.32 percent, or 5.53 points, to 1,715.48.

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