Nikkei goes to break with thin trading
(09-21 12:02)
Shares in Tokyo gained 0.61 percent by the break in thin trading with a lack of incentives to drive activity.
The Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange was up 55.31 points at 9,142.29 by the break while the Topix index of all first-section issues gained 0.52 percent or 3.94 points to 757.75.
As Apple's iPhone 5 hit stores, its carriers advanced. KDDI rose 1.57 percent to 581,000 yen and Softbank was up 0.94 percent at 3,190 yen.
On the broader market analysts noted that the end of the fiscal first half was traditionally a quiet period for equities, AFP reports.
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