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Nikkei up 0.6 pct as Kyocera, exporters gain on yen

Thu Mar 22, 2007 8:06pm EDT

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TOKYO, March 23 (Reuters) - The Nikkei share average rose 0.58 percent on Friday as investors picked up shares in exporters such as Kyocera Corp. (6971.T) encouraged by a softer yen.

The Nikkei .N225 was up 100.31 points at 17,519.51 as of 0001 GMT. The broad TOPIX index gained 0.59 percent to 1,742.06.



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