TOKYO: Japan shares closed firmer rose on Wednesday, taking positive cues from Wall Street as Dow Jones benchmark scaled a record high overnight, with investor sentiment lifted by vaccine optimism and fading U.S. election uncertainty.
The Nikkei share average climbed 0.5% to close at 26,296.86. The index ended at a 29-1/2-year high on Tuesday.
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