Japan’s Nikkei 225 Stock Index Surges To Record High

Japan’s Nikkei 225 stock index surged more than 1,100 points to a record high Tuesday, as optimism returned to trading floors after Tokyo reached a deal to avert the worst of Washington’s threatened tariffs.

The Nikkei jumped 2.8 per cent, or 1,162.86 points, to 42,983.34 in the afternoon before easing back slightly.

The previous record was 42,426.77, set in July last year.

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