(ANSA) - TOKYO, 08 DEC - The Tokyo Stock Exchange begins increasing trading, driven by the acceleration of the US stock indices, in the wake of the gradual downsizing of fears on the severity of the symptoms of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, compared to the level of contagiousness.
The Nikkei benchmark index advanced 1.18% to 28.790.14, adding 334 points.
On the currency front, the yen is stable against the dollar, at 113.40, and against the euro just below 127.90.
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