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Nikkei climbs 0.96 pct on weaker yen, Greece hopes

Xinhua, February 18, 2015 Adjust font size:

Tokyo stocks climbed 0.96 percent by the break of Wednesday amid optimism that Greece may reach an agreement with its eurozone peers on a loan extension and on the yen's weaken.

The 225-issue Nikkei index was up 171.87 points, from Tuesday to 18,158.96. It climbed as high as 18,169.07, the highest intraday level since July 2007.

The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange gained 17.97 points, or 1.23 percent, at 1, 480.04.

Major gainers included glass and ceramics, banking and precision instrument issues. Endi