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Tokyo shares end higher by break

Xinhua, February 25, 2016 Adjust font size:

Tokyo shares ended higher in the morning session trading on Thursday following an upbeat overnight U.S. equity market and the rebounding oil prices.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average jumped 111.24 points, or 0.70 percent, higher from Wednesday to 16,027.03.

The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange was up 13.66 points, or 1.06 percent, to 1,298.19. Endit