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TOKYO, Jan 16 (KUNA) -- Tokyo stocks continued to rise Tuesday, with a key index ending at a 26-year high on expectations of world economic recovery and a halt in the yen's rise against the US dollar.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) rose 236.93 points, or 1.00 percent, from Monday to 23,951.81, its highest finish since Nov. 15, 1991.
The broader Tokyo Stock Price Index, which includes all shares on the market's First Section on the TSE, was also up 10.35 points, or 0.55 percent, higher to 1,894.25. (end).
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