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>TOKYO, JAPAN - Japanese shares powered higher on Friday, with the broad Topix index rising nearly 2 per cent within minutes after Wall Street rebounded on a government plan for tax rebates to stimulate the US economy.
Advantest Corp rose after high-tech shares jumped in New York, and exporters gained on a slightly weaker yen.
At 9.07am Singapore time, the benchmark Nikkei was up 1.7 per cent at 13,311.36, after gaining 218.58 points. The Topix was up 1.9 per cent at 1,309.45.
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