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Tokyo shares end higher on wage hikes

Xinhua, March 18, 2015 Adjust font size:

Tokyo shares ended higher Wednesday with Nikkei index hitting a fresh 15-year high as wage hikes here boosted market optimism about the Japanese economy.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended up 107.48 points, or 0. 55 percent, from Tuesday at 19,544.48, the highest close since April 2000.

The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange finished 11.96 points, or 0.76 percent higher at 1,582.46.

Gainers were led by electric appliance, service and bank issues.

The turnover was about 2.536 trillion yen (about 20.9 billion U. S. dollars). Endi