Definition: In this task, a passage will be given and the goal is to identify an event from the passage. An event is defined as a single word representing something that happened, is happening, or may happen. An event can be factual or hypothetical, positive or negative, certain or uncertain. While most events are based on verbs, an event can also be based on a noun (ex. storm, snow, rainfall) or a copula verb (is, was, been, etc.). The event must not be a pronoun or an adjective. For noun events with multiple words, use the last word in the phrase as event.
Input: Passage: Japanese share prices closed 1.0 percent higher with the key barometer of the Tokyo Stock Exchange up 191.02 points at 18,735.47, due to strong underlying sentiment, brokers said. "The market was heartened by the rally on Wall Street as well as the yen's continued weakness of the dollar," said Yasuo Ueki, a broker at Nikko Securities Co. Ltd.

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