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  • Nikkei index opens over 1% up in wake of Biden’s election victory announcement - Reports
  • France reports 38,619 nCoV cases over past 24 hours
  • Australia begins production of Oxford-developed Corona vaccine
  • Twenty Six dead in Honduras amid floods caused by hurricane Eta
  • Viasna human rights center claims over 1,000 people detained in Belarus at Sunday protests
  • Roadside blast kills 4 US troops in eastern Syria – State Media
  • MP CM inaugurates IYA webinar
  • Demonetisation transformed India: MP CM
  • Ashram demolished in MP
  • War against COVID-19: MP’s body count rises to 3,028
  • MP CM bows to Advani
  • Minister Abdul Sattar felicitates Unani doctors for their work against Covid
  • MP CM’s condolences
  • Minister Chhagan Bhujbal releases booklet on Covid
  • MP CM addresses onion issue
WorldPosted at: Nov 9 2020 8:24AM


Nikkei index opens over 1% up in wake of Biden’s election victory announcement - Reports

Tokyo, Nov 9 (Sputnik) Tokyo’s benchmark stock index, the Nikkei 225, opened over 1% up on Monday, following Joe Biden’s declaration of victory in the US presidential election, the Kyodo news agency reports.

According to Kyodo, Nikkei gained 1.18 percent in the first 15 minutes of trading on Monday morning, reaching 24,612.71 points.

The broader Topix index gained 13.61 points, or 0.82 percent, reaching the 1,672.10 mark.

On Friday, the Nikkei 225 index reached its highest level in 29 years, jumping 219.95 points to 24,325.23.

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