Tokyo stocks jump on China-US trade optimism

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30 Aug 2019 • 2:26 PM MYT
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Men are reflected in a screen displaying a graph showing the movements of recent share averages outside a brokerage in Tokyo. — Reuters pic

TOKYO, Aug 30 — Tokyo shares ended higher today on renewed optimism over US-China trade talks, with a weaker yen also brightening sentiment.

The benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose 1.19 per cent, or 243.44 points, at 20,704.37, while the broader Topix index gained 1.46 per cent, or 21.69 points, to 1,511.86. — AFP