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TOKYO, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average opened 0.5 percent higher on Friday, led by Fast Retailing Co Ltd (9983.T).
Shares of Sony Corp were untraded due to a glut of buy orders after the consumer electronics maker posted strong earnings on Thursday.
As of 0001 GMT, the benchmark Nikkei .N225 was up 74.44 points at 16,358.61. The broader TOPIX index was up 0.5 percent at 1,555.62.
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A trade group for the lenders that finance half the capital equipment investment in the United States said on Tuesday the sharp pullback in business borrowing that marked the recent downturn moderated markedly in November -- an encouraging sign companies may be growing more confident in the sustainability of the recovery.
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