Nikkei up on euro zone progress, BOJ easing hopes

Wed Oct 26, 2011 8:10pm EDT 

TOKYO, Oct 27 (Reuters) - The Nikkei share average rose on
Thursday on signs of progress, albeit perceived as slow, in
steps to counter the euro zone's debt crisis and on hopes of
more asset purchases by the Bank of Japan. 	
    The benchmark Nikkei rose 0.5 percent to 8,795.01,
while the broader Topix index climbed 0.4 percent to
749.74.
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