Tokyo, Jan. 13 -- Tokyo stocks surged Tuesday morning to an intraday record high on growing speculation that Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will dissolve the House of Representatives in late January for a snap election. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average rose 1,791.57 points, or 3.45 percent, from Friday to 53,731.46, hitting an intraday record high.
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