A monitor screen in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average topping the 30,000 mark for the first time in over 30 years on February 15, 2021. Photo: Kyodo
A monitor screen in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average topping the 30,000 mark for the first time in over 30 years on February 15, 2021. Photo: Kyodo
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Global stocks kick off the Year of the Ox with the Nikkei 225 soaring to a three-decade high amid a holiday-shortened trading week

  • The Nikkei 225 soared to 30,000 for the first time since 1990
  • US markets are shut for Presidents’ Day, while exchanges in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan are also closed on Monday

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Updated: 2:16pm, 15 Feb, 2021

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A monitor screen in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average topping the 30,000 mark for the first time in over 30 years on February 15, 2021. Photo: Kyodo
A monitor screen in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average topping the 30,000 mark for the first time in over 30 years on February 15, 2021. Photo: Kyodo
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