Tokyo Stock Exchange rises 1.85 percent

ASTANA. KAZINFORM The Tokyo Stock Exchange's benchmark Nikkei on Friday rose 409.39 points or 1.85 percent to close at 22,597.35, EFE reports.

The broader-based Topix index, which groups the shares listed on the Exchange's first section, gained 20.39 points or 1.19 percent. to end the day at 1,730.07.