Tokyo shares end higher midday on weak view of U.S. rate hike
Xinhua, March 13, 2015 Adjust font size:
Tokyo shares ended the morning session higher Friday as sentiment here was boosted by a weak U.S. retail sales data which cooled down the expectations for an early interest rate hike by the U.S. Federal Reserve.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average gained 273.99 points, or 1. 44 percent, from Thursday to 19,265.10, after topping 19,277.58, the highest intraday level since April 2000.
The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange was up 14.27 points, or 0.92 percent, to 1, 560.90. Endi