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Nikkei rises 1.1 pct as Shionogi, Komatsu gain

Sun May 24, 2009 10:07pm EDT

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TOKYO, May 25 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average rose 1.1 percent on Monday as drugmaker Shionogi (4507.T) jumped after a report that it has developed a new flu drug, while construction machinery makers such as Komatsu (6301.T) gained on a brokerage upgrade that cited robust demand in China.

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The benchmark Nikkei .N225 added 105.42 points to 9,331.23, after falling 0.4 percent on Friday.

The broader Topix gained 0.9 percent to 883.46. (Reporting by Aiko Hayashi)

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