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Tokyo shares rebound on bargain hunting

Xinhua,December 07, 2017 Adjust font size:

TOKYO, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo shares rallied Thursday as market players sought bargains following Nikkei's largest single-day fall within the year the previous day.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended up 320.99 points, or 1.45 percent, from Wednesday at 22,498.03.

The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange finished 20.83 points, or 1.18 percent higher at 1,786.25.

Gainers were led by construction, metal product and electric appliance issues.

The day's turnover was around 2,807.3 billion yen (24.98 billion U.S. dollars). Enditem