2021-06-10 10:05:20 GMT2021-06-10 18:05:20(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
TOKYO, June 10 (Xinhua) Japan s benchmark Nikkei stock index closed higher Thursday as investor sentiment was bolstered on hopes for a swifter economic reopening following the government here pledging to ramp up its COVID-19 vaccination drive.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average gained 97.76 points, or 0.34 percent, from Wednesday to close the day at 28,958.56.
The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, meanwhile, edged down 0.41 points, or 0.02 percent, to finish at 1,956.73.
Local dealers said Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga pledging a day earlier to finish the country s COVID-19 vaccination campaign by November raised hopes for the country s economic outlook and saw investors seek out bellwether stocks.
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