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Tokyo shares open sharply higher on Japan's solid GDP data

Xinhua, May 20, 2015 Adjust font size:

Tokyo shares opened higher on Wednesday as investors' sentiment was boosted by solid Japanese GDP data released early morning in the day.

At 9:15 a.m., the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average jumped 180.72 points, or 0.90 percent, higher from Tuesday to 20,207.10.

The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange was up 12.01 points, or 0.74 percent, to 1, 645.34, a level last seen in October 2007. Endi