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Tokyo shares end sharply higher on rising oil prices

Xinhua, February 18, 2016 Adjust font size:

Tokyo shares ended the trading Thursday sharply higher as buying was spurred by rising oil prices and well-performed U.S. stocks market overnight.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average jumped 360.44 points, or 2.28 percent, higher from Wednesday at 16,196.80.

The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange was up 28.80 points, or 2.25 percent, to 1,311.20.

Gainers were led by oil and coal products, mining and wholesale issues.

The turnover was about 2,701.2 billion yen (about 23.69 billion U.S. dollars). Enditem