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Nikkei rises as trading firms gain; Toshiba up

Mon Nov 9, 2009 7:14pm EST

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TOKYO, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei stock average rose 0.9 percent on Tuesday, buoyed by a broad range of shares after Wall Street climbed, with Mitsubishi Corp (8058.T) and other trading firms up on higher commodities prices. Toshiba Corp (6502.T) rose more than 2 percent after it made an offer for French nuclear reactor builder Areva's (CEPFi.PA) power transmission and distribution business in a consortium with investment fund Innovation Network Corp of Japan. [ID:nL9491217] [ID:nL9177274]

The benchmark Nikkei .N225 gained 88.84 points to 9,897.83, while the broader Topix rose 0.7 percent to 876.65. (Reporting by Elaine Lies)



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