Japan's Nikkei 225 Stock Average, Topix Rise; Toshiba, Toyota Lead Gain

(Bloomberg) -- Japan's Nikkei 225 Stock Average
rose 74.10, or 0.4 percent, to 18,006.32 at 9:02 a.m. in Tokyo.
The broader Topix index added 7.28, or 0.4 percent, to
1758.40.

Toshiba Corp. and Toyota Motor Corp. led the advances.


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