Nikkei rises on hopes for European debt solution

Sun Oct 23, 2011 8:06pm EDT

TOKYO, Oct 24 (Reuters) - The Nikkei rose on Monday after
the weekend yielded signs of progress on a plan to contain the
euro zone's sovereign debt crisis through bank recapitalisation
and leveraging the regional rescue fund.	
    The Nikkei added 1 percent to 8,765.17 The broader
Topix index rose 0.7 percent to 749.65.
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