Japan's Nikkei Average, Topix Index Rise; Sony, Mitsui & Co. Lead Gain

(Bloomberg) -- Japan's Nikkei 225 Stock Average
rose 63.48, or 0.4 percent, to 17,544.69 at 9:02 a.m. in Tokyo.
The broader Topix index added 8.70, or 0.5 percent, to
1724.24.

Sony Corp. and Mitsui & Co. led the advances.


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