Nikkei 225 closes higher

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Japanese benchmark Nikkei 225 closed 0.6% or 52.23 points higher at 8,695.98 on investor hopes for progress in tackling debt crisis. Financial shares were among main advancers in Japan. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group added 2.2%, Mizuho Financial Group Inc. gained 2.9% while Nomura Holdings Inc. rose 2.8%. Asian exporters also contributed positively to the index: Elpida Memory Inc. edged up 4.1% and Toyota Motors Corp. surged 2.66%. Electronic components' producer TDK corp. was the major decliner giving up 3.93%.

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Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:15:10 GMT

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