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Tokyo shares open higher on rallies in Wall Street, oil prices

Xinhua, January 27, 2016 Adjust font size:

Tokyo shares opened the trading Wednesday remarkably higher as investors' sentiment was supported by rallies in the overnight U.S. stocks market and oil prices.

At 9:15 a.m., the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average jumped 373.24 points, or 2.23 percent, from Tuesday to 17,082.14.

The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange was up 32.23 points, or 2.37 percent, to 1,392.46. Endit