Monday, August 15, 2011

Nikkei rises on global equity rally, GDP data

TOKYO: The Nikkei benchmark climbed on Monday after global markets rose last week helped by a short-selling ban on financial stocks in Europe, while Japan's gross domestic product data in April-June showed a smaller-than-expected contraction.

The Nikkei gained 1.3 percent to 9,085.18, while the broader Topix advanced 1.2 percent to 777.65. ' Reuters

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