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	The benchmark Nikkei 225 index surged 755.56 points to 16,413.76, the highest since November 2007, while the Topix index of all first-section issues jumped 4.28 per cent, or 54.74 points, to 1,333.64.</div>

Tokyo's Nikkei index closes up 4.83% at seven-year high

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Tokyo's Nikkei index closes up 4.83% at seven-year high

TOKYO (AFP) - Tokyo shares soared 4.83 per cent to a seven-year high on Friday after the Bank of Japan ramped up its vast monetary easing programme, sending the yen into freefall.

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