Nikkei hits 18-yr high on hopes for Greek debt deal
Xinhua, June 24, 2015 Adjust font size:
Tokyo stocks rose to an 18-year high in early trading Wednesday, as investor sentiment was lifted by hopes for an early deal of Greece with its creditors.to avert default and an exit from the eurozone.
At 9:15 a.m., the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average rose 41.95 points, or 0.20 percent, from Tuesday to 20,851.37, its highest intraday level since June 1997.
The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange was up 5.61 points, or 0.33 percent, at 1,682. 01.
Gainers were led by securities, nonferrous metals and wholesale trade issues. Endi