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Nikkei hits 19,000 line on strong European, U.S. stocks

Xinhua, December 9, 2016 Adjust font size:

Tokyo shares closed higher Friday, with the Nikkei index briefly hitting the 19,000 line for the 1st time this year, due to strong European and U.S. stocks overnight following the European Central Bank's decision to extend its bond buying program.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended up 230.90 points, or 1.23 percent, from Thursday at 18,996.37.

The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange finished 12.67 points, or 0.84 percent, higher at 1,525.36.

Gainers were led by mining, oil and coal product and securities issues.

The day's turnover was around 3,924.9 billion yen (34.30 billion U.S. dollars). Endit