BCN-19 Tokyo shares end higher as Nintendo soars on China report

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Tokyo shares end higher as Nintendo soars on China report

TOKYO, April 19, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Tokyo stocks closed higher Friday
following healthy gains on Wall Street, with Nintendo jumping more than 14
percent following reports its games and popular Switch console will soon be
available in China.

The benchmark Nikkei 225 index added 0.50 percent or 110.44 points at
22,200.56, while the broader Topix index climbed 0.12 percent or 1.96 points
to 1,616.93.

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