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Tokyo shares close higher following sharp fall previous day

Xinhua, January 13, 2017 Adjust font size:

Tokyo shares closed higher Friday as investors sought to buy bargains after a sharp fall the previous day, and a stop of yen's appreciation against the U.S. dollar boosted market sentiment.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended up 152.58 points, or 0.80 percent, from Thursday at 19,287.28.

The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange finished 9.48 points, or 0.62 percent, higher at 1,544.89.

Gainers were led by retail, pulp and paper, and electric power and gas issues.

The day's turnover was about 2,256.6 billion yen (around 19.63 billion U.S. dollars). Endit