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Nikkei rises at open, testing July's high

Thu Aug 16, 2012 8:14pm EDT 

TOKYO, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average rose
in early trade on Friday after German Chancellor Angela Merkel
backed the European Central Bank's efforts to tackle the euro
zone debt crisis.
    The Nikkei added 0.4 percent to 9,131.96,
approaching a high of 9,136.02 reached on July 4. A break past
there would take the market to its highest since early May. The
broader Topix index put on 0.4 percent to 762.36.
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