Japan's Nikkei 225 Stock Average, Topix Index Rise; Mizuho, Sony Lead Gain

(Bloomberg) -- Japan's Nikkei 225 Stock Average
rose 101.29, or 0.6 percent, to 18,060.17 at 9:02 a.m. in Tokyo.
The broader Topix index added 14.03, or 0.8 percent, to
1781.91.

Mizuho Financial Group Inc. and Sony Corp. led the advances.


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