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- Reuters
Japan's Nikkei ends higher as profit-taking in new fiscal year ends
Japan's Nikkei share average ended higher on Thursday, as investors scooped up stocks following a heavy profit-booking sell-off earlier this week as the new financial year started. The Nikkei rose 0.81% to close at 39,773.14, after rising as much as 2% to cross 40,000. "Investors scooped up stocks on dips as a series of sell-offs related to profit-booking is over," said Naoki Fujiwara, senior fund manager at Shinkin Asset Management.
