Japan’s Nikkei Average Tops 49,000 for 1st Time
Tokyo, Oct. 20 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average exceeded 49,000 for the first time temporarily Monday afternoon. At 12:35 p.m., the key index of major names on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s top-tier Prime section, stood at 49,014.88, up 1,432.73 points,