Tokyo stock prices hit 30-year high

Asian shares jumped on Tuesday, with Japanese stocks hitting a 30-year high, as hopes that a long-awaited U.S. pandemic relief package would be expanded and a Brexit trade deal supported investor risk appetite, Report says, citing RIA Novosti.

The key Nikkei index's maximum value, which reflects the dynamics of stock prices of 225 leading companies in Japan, rose by 438.34 points to 27292.37, which is the highest since August 1990. Compared to the final figure on December 28, the growth was over 1.6%.

The Topix index, which records the quotes of securities of all companies represented in the prestigious first section, rose by 15.86 points to the level of 1803.9.

Analysts attribute the rapid growth on the Tokyo Stock Exchange to quotations on the New York Stock Exchange.

The Topix index, which records the quotes of securities of all companies represented in the prestigious first section, rose by 15.86 points to the level of 1803.9.

Analysts attribute the rapid growth on the Tokyo Stock Exchange to quotations on the New York Stock Exchange.