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Tokyo stocks rise 0.72pc by break on upbeat Japan GDP

Published May 20, 2015 Updated May 20, 2015 06:17am

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By Parvez Jabri

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TOKYO: Tokyo stocks rose 0.72 percent Wednesday morning on a weaker yen and solid Japanese growth data, but auto parts giant Takata tumbled after a recall of US cars with potentially deadly airbags was widened.

The Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange climbed 144.13 points to 20,170.51 by the break, while the Topix index of all first-section shares rose 0.53 percent, or 8.61 points, to 1,641.94.

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