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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.
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.
The Golf is celebrating its 50th birthday this year – and Volkswagen is launching an enhanced version of its bestseller to mark the anniversary. The new Golf impresses with a next-generation infotainment system, a more intuitive operating concept, a sharper front and rear end design as well as efficient drive systems. These include plug-in hybrid drives with an increased all-electric range of about 100 kilometres. In addition, an illuminated Volkswagen logo adorns the front for the first time on a Golf.The new Golf and new Golf Variant can be recognised by their new front end. Visually defining features include the Volkswagen logo, which is illuminated for the first time on the Golf, and the newly designed LED headlights. The top-of-the-range IQ.LIGHT LED matrix headlights incorporate a new high-performance main beam with a range of up to 500 m. The IQ.LIGHT 3D LED tail light clusters in both body versions have also received a new design.
The residents of Blendecques, a town in northern France, are trying to cope with further flooding caused by the 'exceptional flooding of the Aa', two months after the November floods. IMAGES
Images of a residential building in Kyiv that was hit by a Russian missile in the early hours of Saturday, destroying several flats. IMAGES TO COMPLETE VIDI323Z3RF_EN
Images of a residential building in Kyiv that was hit by a Russian missile in the early hours of Saturday, destroying several flats. IMAGES