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Article: Tokyo shares finish higher
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- Xinhua News Agency
- Article date:
- June 1, 2007
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Tokyo shares finish higher
TOKYO, June 1 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo shares gained ground on Friday,
with the key Nikkei index briefly up the 18,000 line for the first
time in nearly three months.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average gained 83.13 points, or 0.47
percent, to end the day at 17,958.88. It once rose to 18,017.73
during the day.
The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo
Stock Exchange added 12.20 points, or 0.69 percent, to 1,767. 88.
Export-oriented automaker issues were higher, together with
shipping, nonferrous metal, warehousing and insurance issues.
Meanwhile, fishery-related shares lost ...