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Tokyo stocks rise 0.48 pct. on firm U.S. data

Xinhua, September 3, 2015 Adjust font size:

Tokyo stocks rose 0.48 percent Thursday as a brightening outlook for the U.S. economy following the release of broadly strong data overnight gave a boost to market sentiment.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average was up 86.99 points, from Wednesday at 18,182.39. The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange gained 8.99 points, or 0.61 percent, to 1,474.98.

Gainers were led by insurance, glass and ceramics, and information and communication issues.

The turnover was 2,371.72 billion yen (about 19.68 billion U.S. dollars). Endi