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Nikkei climbs to 7-year high on Greece hopes, weaker yen

Xinhua, February 18, 2015 Adjust font size:

Tokyo stocks climbed to the highest in more than seven years Wednesday amid hopes for Greece to reach an agreement with its eurozone peers on a loan extension and supported by the yen's depreciation.

The 225-issue index was up 212.08 points, or 1.18 percent, from Tuesday at 18,199.17, the highest close since July 2007.

The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange gained 20.60 points, or 1.41 percent, to 1, 482.67.

Major gainers included banking, brokerage and precision instrument issues.

The turnover was 2,805.0 billion yen (about 23.57 billion U.S. dollars). Endi