Tokyo Stocks: Points and Leader Marine

tokyo stocks: On Friday, the key market gauge climbed 190.26 points, according to The Japan Times. The Topix index of all first-section issues closed up 14.61 points, or 0.98 percent, at 1,503.19, after gaining 15.77 points the previous trading day. The 225-issue Nikkei average jumped 255.13 points, or 1.37 percent, to end at 18,875.88. Tokyo stocks attracted hefty purchases after centrist Emmanuel Macron, a pro-European Union candidate, and far-right leader Marine Le Pen won the first round of the French presidential election. The dollar's advance above 110 also encouraged investors to purchase Tokyo stocks actively, brokers said. Market players were relieved to learn that the runoff will not be between Le Pen and far-left candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon, both of whom are strongly anti-EU, brokers said. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.