Japan’s stock market surges to all-time high after 34-year wait
Japan's stock market has climbed past its all-time closing high, surpassing the record level struck during the country’s late-1980s asset bubble after a 34-year wait. The Nikkei share average rose about 2% to close at a record 39,098.68 points, above the previous intraday high of 38,957.44 points touched on the final trading day of 1989. On that day, the benchmark index closed at 38,915.87.
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