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TOKYO, June 29 (Reuters) - The Nikkei average rose 0.4 percent on Friday with exporters such as Toyota Motor Corp. (7203.T) up after the U.S. Federal Reserve kept interest rates steady and after a slight fall in the yen.
The Nikkei .N225 was up 62.27 points at 17,994.54 as of 0005 GMT. The broader TOPIX index gained 0.5 percent to 1,759.95.
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