Shares in Japan, Australia rise, as market digests improved Tankan

Asia stocks traded higher on Monday, but several major markets were set to be shuttered for much of the week. In Japan, the benchmark Nikkei 225 (Nihon Keizai Shinbun: .N225) climbed 44.50 points, or 0.22 percent, to 20,400.78. The Topix (Exchange …
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