Nikkei rises 1.41%

The Japan share market closed higher on Monday, 11 September 2017, as investors sentiment boosted up by a bit easing geopolitical tensions over North Korea, yen's weakening against the dollar and better than expected core private-sector machinery orders for July 2017. The majority of TSE industry categories closed in positive territory, with pharmaceutical, electric appliance and rubber product-linked issues comprising those that gained the most by the close of play. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average gained 270.95 points, or 1.41%, to 19,545.77.The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, meanwhile, added 18.72 points, or 1.17%, to 1,612.26. On the main section, totalled 1,498.64 million shares changed hands, down from Friday's volume of 1,860.42 million shares. The turnover totalled 1,989.9 billion yen.

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