P. M. BRIEFING : Tokyo Stocks Surge to Record
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<i> From Times Wire Services</i>
TOKYO — The Tokyo stock market jumped to a record close today as investors snapped up shares of companies that stand to benefit from the end of the Cold War, brokers said.
The key 225-share Nikkei index surged 171.19 points to close at 37,303.87 after dropping 136.11 points on Friday. Volume was brisk at 1.2 billion shares.
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