Nikkei Average Briefly Hits 33-Yr High above 33,800

Tokyo, Nov. 20 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei stock average briefly rose above 33,800 on Monday, hitting its highest intraday level in more than 33 years. The Nikkei average of 225 selected issues listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s top-tier Prime section advanced to 33,853.46 at 9:25 a.m., surpassing the previous year-to-date intraday high marked on June 19 and reaching the highes…