Tokyo stocks closed higher on Tuesday, helped by rallies in US tech giants and a weaker yen. Wall Street stocks finished flat Monday, but the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index nudged higher and the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index also closed up.
Japan s Nikkei share average
ended higher for a second session on Tuesday as chip-related
stocks rose and a weaker yen lifted sentiment. The Nikkei rose 1.08% to close at 39,773.13..
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(Page 1) Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. (Tokyo) has decided to build a new plant in Isesaki City in Gunma Prefecture, Japan to expand its semiconductor lithography