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Nikkei ends 2015 at 19-year high as overseas equities' rise lifts mood

Xinhua, December 30, 2015 Adjust font size:

Tokyo stocks closed higher on the last trading day of the year, with the Nikkei notching its highest yearly closing level in 19 years Wednesday, as a rise of major bourses overnight, in twine with optimism over the health of the U.S. economy spurred buying.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average added 51.48 points, or 0.27 percent, from Tuesday to end the day at 19,033.71, while the broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange closed 3.91 points, or 0.25 percent, higher at 1,547.30.

The day's notable advancers comprised utilities, food and retail-connected shares and the turnover was 1,650.5 billion yen (13.70 billion U.S. dollars). Endit