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Friday, 29 March 2024 13:30 WIB

Japanese stocks climbed to finish the strongest quarter in more than a decade on a high note for the Nikkei 225 and Topix indexes, as signs of strength in both the domestic economy and the US made investors bullish.  Topix Index rose 0.6% to 2,768.62 as of market close Tokyo time, that's about 4% away from reaching its all time record high in December 1989. Nikkei advanced 0.5% to 40,369.44. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. contributed the most to the Topix Index gain, increasing 6.1%. Out of 2,148 stocks in the index, 1795 rose and 303 fell while 48 were...

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