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Article: Key Nikkei index hits 7-month high
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- December 15, 2006
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Key Nikkei index hits 7-month high
TOKYO, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- The key Nikkei index hit a seven- month
high on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Friday, on the back of gains in a
key U.S. stock index to a record high and improved business
confidence in Japan reported by the Bank of Japan in its latest
Tankan survey earlier in the day.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average rose 85.11 points, or 0.51
percent, to 16,914.31, the highest since May 10.
The broader Tokyo Stock Price Index of all First Section issues on
the Tokyo Stock Exchange gained 5.55 points, or 0.34 percent, to
1,657.40.
Rubber product, mining and other products issues advanced, while
airline, ...