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Tokyo shares close higher on firm dollar underpinned by U.S. rate hike

Xinhua, December 15, 2016 Adjust font size:

Tokyo shares closed higher Thursday with the U.S. dollar's rise against the yen underpinned by the U.S. central bank's rate hike.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended up 20.18 points, or 0.10 percent, from Wednesday at 19,273.79.

The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange finished 4.03 points, or 0.26 percent, higher at 1,542.72.

Gainers were led by marine transportation, transportation equipment and precision instrument issues.

The day's turnover was about 2,810.3 billion yen (around 23.93 billion U.S. dollars). Endit