Nikkei gains on euro zone progress hopes

Mon Nov 28, 2011 7:10pm EST

TOKYO, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average rose
on Tuesday after hopes for more drastic steps to deal with the
euro zone debt crisis and an robust start to the U.S. holiday
shopping season boosted global stocks.	
    The benchmark Nikkei rose 1 percent to 8,367.60,
moving away from a 2-1/2 year low around 8,135 hit last week.
The broader Topix index gained 0.7 percent to 720.41.
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