Tokyo - The Tokyo market ended Wednesday's trading higher as the news of Barack Obama's victory in the US presidential election boosted investor sentiment.
The Nikkei 225 Stock Average soared 406.64 points, or 4.46 per cent, to close at 9,521.24.
The broader Topix index of all first-section issues also rose 56.21 points, or 6.17 per cent, to 966.91.
In morning trading, Japanese stocks rose on Wall Street's overnight rises and the US dollar's advance against the yen. A stronger dollar helps increase Japanese exporters' earnings.
Athens - Hundreds of supporters of US Democrats erupted in cheers in downtown Athens Wednesday to welcome Barack Obama as the first African-American elected president.
"He made it," said Alexandra Bougadis, 23, early Wednesday. The student joined hundreds of others at a hotel at an election event attended by the US ambassador that began at 9 pm the night before.
"There needs to be a change and he is the one to do it," she said. "The whole world is backing him."
Karan Johar’s much awaited ‘Dostana’ is all set for a November 14th release.
The film with two hunks (Abhishek Bachchan and John Abraham) and one hot diva (Priyanka Chopra) is already creating new fashion trends among the youth.
Directed by Tarun Mansukhani, the romantic comedy film featuring lot of style and glamour is shot mostly in Urban America.
Chicago - Barack Obama, the first African American ever elected to the US presidency, told tens of thousands of cheering supporters in Chicago Wednesday, just after midnight, that a "new dawn" of US leadership had arrived.
"If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible, who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time, who still questions the power of our democracy - tonight is your answer," he told the throngs that gathered in Grant Park.
New York, Nov 5: Oscar-winning actress Susan Sarandon’s decades-old film ‘The Apprentice’, which shows her naked, is getting its first DVD release next month, it has emerged.
The actress was just 24 when she stripped down for her scandalous role in the 1971 sex flick, shot in Quebec.
"There is sex in the movie and Sarandon is sexy and nude," the New York Post quoted an insider, as saying.
Tokyo - The Tokyo market ended Wednesday's trading higher as the news of Barack Obama's victory in the US presidential election boosted investor sentiment.
Athens - Hundreds of supporters of US Democrats erupted in cheers in downtown Athens Wednesday to welcome Barack Obama as the first African-American elected president.
Karan Johar’s much awaited ‘Dostana’ is all set for a November 14th release.
London, Nov 5: Drew Barrymore has topped a new poll of ‘Brit Lesbians’ Most Desirable Date’.
Chicago - Barack Obama, the first African American ever elected to the US presidency, told tens of thousands of cheering supporters in Chicago Wednesday, just after midnight, that a "new dawn" of US leadership had arrived.
New York, Nov 5: Oscar-winning actress Susan Sarandon’s decades-old film ‘The Apprentice’, which shows her naked, is getting its first DVD release next month, it has emerged.
