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Tokyo shares close higher by break on U.S. stimulus bet, soft yen

Xinhua, December 12, 2016 Adjust font size:

Tokyo shares ended the morning session higher on Monday amid expectation that the U.S. President-elect Donald Trump would adopt fiscal stimulus polices, while yen's depreciation underpinned market sentiment.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average added 146.45 points, or 0.77 percent, from Friday to 19,142.82.

The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange rose 3.07 points, or 0.20 percent, to 1,528.43.

Gainers were led by food, fishery, agriculture and forestry, and service issues. Endit