TOKYO: The Nikkei Stock Average climbed to a fresh 15-year high above 20,000 points Wednesday morning as data showing Japan logged its first trade surplus in nearly three years in March boosted confidence in the country’s economic recovery.
At the midday break, the 225-issue Nikkei was up 214.28 points, or 1.08 percent, from Tuesday to 20,123.37. The index last topped the 20,000 threshold on April 10.
The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange was up 13.44 points, or 0.84 percent, to 1,622.32.
