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Tokyo stocks rise 1.67 pct on upbeat U.S. jobs data

Xinhua, January 8, 2015 Adjust font size:

Tokyo stocks rose 1.67 percent Thursday as market sentiment was lifted by upbeat U.S. job data.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average was up 281.77 points from Wednesday to 17167.10, the biggest gain since Dec. 19.

The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange snapped a five-day losing streak, finishing 17.87 points, or 1.31 percent, higher at 1,377.67.

Major gainers included marine and air transport and pharmaceutical issues.

The turnover was 2,200.4 billion yen (about 18.51 billion U.S. dollars). Endi