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Tokyo stocks close higher after Clinton e-mail probe nixed by FBI

Xinhua, November 7, 2016 Adjust font size:

Tokyo stocks closed higher Monday as market nerves settled and investor sentiment rose as the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) decided a case involving Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's giving and receiving of e-mails did not warrant criminal charges.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average gained 271.85 points, or 1.61 percent, from Friday to end the day at 17,177.21.

The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, meanwhile, added 15.76 points, or 1.17 percent, to finish at 1,362.80.

Advancing issues outpaced declining ones by 1,489 to 423 on the First Section, with the day's notable gainers being comprised of transportation equipment, glass and ceramic product, and metal product-linked stocks.

Trading volume on the main section dropped to 1.76 billion shares from Friday's volume of 2.05 billion shares.

The turnover on the first trading day of the week was 1,971.6 billion yen (18.87 billion U.S. dollars). Endit