Japan shares at near three-decade high after Donald Trump signs stimulus bill
Investors bet on quickening of the global economic recovery
28 December 2020 - 10:08
Tokyo — Japanese shares rose in holiday-thinned trade on Monday towards the highest in nearly three decades as investors continued to bet that US fiscal stimulus and coronavirus vaccinations will quicken the global economic recovery.
The Nikkei 225 index ended up 0.74% at 26,854.03, just shy of a 30-year high hit last week. The broader Topix rose 0.54% to 1,788.04...
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