The yen fell to a fresh 24-year low in the 139 level against the U.S. dollar in Tokyo on Thursday amid growing prospects of aggressive rate hikes by the Federal Reserve, with the weakening Japanese currency helping stocks to end higher.The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended up 164.62 points, or 0.62 percent, from Wednesday at 26,643.39. The broader Topix index finished 4.28 points, or 0.23 percent, higher at 1,893.13.On the top-tier Prime Market, gainers were led by farm and fishery, marine transportation and precision instrument issues.At 5 p.m., the dollar fetched 139.09-11 yen compared…READ FULL ARTICLE
