Tokyo shares end higher by break with Nikkei recovering 20,000
Xinhua, May 19, 2015 Adjust font size:
Tokyo shares ended the morning session higher on Tuesday with its benchmark Nikkei stocks index recovering 20,000 threshold for the first time in about three weeks, as sentiment was boosted by gains in the U.S. market.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average rocketed 146.22 points, or 0. 74 percent, higher from Monday to 20,036.49.
The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange was up 8.10 points, or 0.50 percent, at 1,634. 76. Endi