Nikkei: Japan’s Nikkei index surges past record after 34 years
Tokyo: Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index surged Thursday past the record it set in 1989 before its financial bubble burst, ushering in an era of faltering growth. The index closed Thursday at 39,098.68, up 2.2%. Its previous record was 38,915.87, set on December 29, 1989. So now it is back to where it was 34 … Read more
