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Tokyo stocks briefly rise over 500 points on expectation for COVID-19 vaccine development

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Tokyo, May 19 (EFE/EPA).- The Tokyo stock benchmark Nikkei briefly rose over 500 points during the trading on Tuesday due to expectation for vaccine development of the COVID-19 coronavirus, before ending at 20,433.45 points, up 299.72 points or 1.49 percent(Camera: KIMIMASA MAYAMA).FOOTAGE SHOWS PEDESTRIANS WALKING PAST A SCREEN SHOWING CLOSING INFORMATION OF TOKYO'S NIKKEI STOCK AVERAGE, WHILE THE JAPANESE CAPITAL IS STILL UNDER CORONAVIRUS STATE OF EMERGENCY, IN TOKYO, JAPAN.

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