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Tokyo shares end higher by break on falling yen

Xinhua, May 25, 2015 Adjust font size:

Tokyo shares ended the morning session higher as the depreciation of the Japanese yen boosted investor sentiment in export-oriented issues.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average jumped 142.61 points, or 0. 70 percent, higher from Friday to end at 20,407.02, rising over the 20,400 line for the first time on an intraday basis since April 2000.

The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange was up 11.10 points, or 0.67 percent, to 1, 658.95. Endi