Tokyo stocks extend gains amid Japan's ruling party election

TOKYO, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks continued its upward trend on Friday as the country's ruling party held an election for a new leader to succeed outgoing Fumio Kishida.

Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average, jumped 2.32 percent, or 903.93 points, to close at 39,829.56, marking the first time in almost two months to surpass the 39,000-threshold.

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