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| - Tokyo stocks closed sharply higher on Friday, extending US rallies on Wall Street after a rout in the previous session. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose 2.32 percent, or 636.46 points, to 28,084.47 while the broader Topix index was up 1.86 percent, or 34.38 points, at 1,883.42 at the close. "Rises in US futures and the Chinese market are prompting further gains in the Japanese market" after overnight Wall Street gains supported early Tokyo trade, Daiwa Securities said in a commentary. The dollar fetched 109.47 yen in Asian trade, against 109.44 yen in New York late Thursday. Honda was ended up 1.00 percent at 3,327 yen and Japan Post was up 2.48 percent at 945.6 yen ahead of their earnings reports. Toshiba was 0.89 percent higher at 4,510 yen after it said it had returned profit in the financial year to March. Electronics were among winners, with Sony closing up 2.36 percent at 10,225 yen, Panasonic advancing 0.75 percent to 1,215.5 yen, and Fujitsu adding 4.18 percent to 16,805 yen. kh/sah/mtp
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