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Tokyo, Dec 29 (EFE/EPA).- The Tokyo stock benchmark closed at 27,568, 714.12 points or 2.66 per cent up, its highest level in 30 years after after US stocks rose. (Camera: KIMIMASA MAYAMA)SHOT LIST: TOKYO STOCK INDICATORS IN TOKYO, JAPAN.
Tokyo, May 28 (EFE/EPA).- Jpan's stock benchmark Nikkei on Thursday rose to a three-month high following optimism on the global economy. The Nikkei average gained 497.08 points, or 2.32 percent, to 21,916.31 at closing. (Camera: FRANCK ROBICHON). SHOT LIST: STOCK MARKETS INDICATOR BOARD IN TOKYO, JAPAN.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average broke above 20,000 points at the New York Stock Exchange for the first time Wednesday morning, setting a new record on Wall Street. The second-oldest stock market index in the US nearly reached this landmark on two previous occasions before reaching the once evasive mark at the opening bell. At the trading day's closing bell, the index had set a record high of 20,068. The DJIA, also known as the Dow 30, measures the performance of the 30 largest publicly owned companies trading in the US. Apple, Goldman Sachs and ExxonMobil are among some of those companies.
Stocks moved higher after Fed Chair Janet Yellen indicated a rate hike was still very much in the cards, but took out specifics on the timing of that hike. Bobbi Rebell reports.
A day ahead of the monthly jobs report, the S&P hit a seven-month high with the Nasdaq posting its seventh day of gains. Bobbi Rebell reports.
A day ahead of the monthly jobs report, with the Nasdaq posting its seventh day of gains. Bobbi Rebell reports.