Stock Market: Tokyo closes sharply higher (+1.85%)

The Tokyo Stock Exchange ended the week higher, driven by optimism about the earnings season, with positive results from financial conglomerate SoftBank , while attempts are being made to dispel doubts about the technicalities of the trade agreement between Japan and the United States. The benchmark Nikkei index rose 1.85% to 41,820.48, a gain of 761 points. On the exchange front, the yen lost ground against the dollar, to 147.30, and against the euro, to 171.90.