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Nikkei opens sharply higher in early trading following Greece deal

Xinhua, July 14, 2015 Adjust font size:

Tokyo stocks opened sharply higher in early trading Tuesday, with its benchmark Nikkei stocks index briefly climbing more than 300 points after Greece and the rest of the eurozone reached a broad deal Monday.

At 9:15 a.m., the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average gained 298.65 points, or 1.49 percent, from Monday at 20,388.42. The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange rose 27.24 points, or 1.69 percent, to 1,640.75.

Gainers were led by nonferrous metals, mining and steel products. Endi