Nikkei attains new 2016 high

The Japan share market inclined to a new 2016 high on Friday, 09 December 2016, on tracking positive lead from Wall Street overnight and yen depreciation to 115 level against greenback. The Nikkei Stock Average rose 230.90 points, or 1.2%, to 18996.37, the highest level since Dec. 30 2015. The Nikkei rose 3.1% this week. The Topix index of all first-section issues finished up 12.67 points, or 0.84%, at 1,525.36.

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