In Tokyo, airline shares soared on expectations for the resumption of economic activity.
Automakers were also higher, with Toyota rising 1.31 per cent to 7,267 yen and Honda 3.31 per cent to 2,927.5 yen.
Tokyo: Stocks close higher on vaccine news
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[TOKYO] Tokyo stocks closed higher on Tuesday but lost some of their early steam after tracking global markets, which rallied on news that a coronavirus vaccine had shown 90 per cent effectiveness. Read more at The Business Times.