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Tokyo market ends morning higher on Wall Street's rises

Tokyo market ends morning higher on Wall Street's rises Tokyo - The Tokyo stock market ended Wednesday morning's session higher on Wall Street's overnight gains and the US dollar's strength against the yen.

The Nikkei 225 Stock Average rose 257.07 points, or 2.82 per cent, to 9,371.67.

The broader Topix index of all first-section issues was also up 41.18 points, or 4.52 per cent, at 951.88.

Siemens quits Fujitsu computing joint venture

SiemensMunich - German electronics company Siemens AG Tuesday finalized plans to quit computer producer Fujitsu Siemens Computers.

Joint venture partner Fujitsu will take over Siemens' 50-per-cent share for a price of 450 million euros (567 million dollars), the company formally announced.

Fujitsu Siemens Computers was founded in 1999 to integrate the firms9 personal computer and server businesses in Europe. The joint-venture contract was due to run out next year.

Nikkei recovers to 9,000 level

Nikkei recovers to 9,000 levelTokyo - Tokyo stocks ended Tuesday trading higher with the benchmark Nikkei index rising above 9,000 level as the market confidence was regained on a series of economic stimulus packages and the Asian stock market's advance the previous day.

The Nikkei 225 Stock Average surged 537.62 points, or 6.27 per cent, to close at 9,114.6. The index had lost 5 per cent Friday. The Tokyo market was closed Monday for a national holiday.

The broader Topix index of all first-section issues also gained 43.58 points, or 5.02 per cent, to 910.7.

Nikkei soars more than 3 per cent

Nikkei soars more than 3 per centTokyo - Tokyo stocks ended morning trading higher Tuesday as investor confidence was regained on a series of economic stimulus packages and the Asian stock market's advance the previous day.

The benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average rose 320.89 points, or 3.74 per cent, to 8,897.87. The index had lost 5 per cent Friday. The Tokyo market was closed Monday for a national holiday.

The broader Topix index of all first-section issues gained 28.83 points, or 3.19 per cent, to 895.95.

Nikkei soars more than 3 per cent

Japanese surrogate baby leaves for Japan from Jaipur today

Japanese grandmother files papers for migration of surrogate babyJaipur, Nov 1 : The local guardians of Japanese surrogate baby ''Manjhi'' today bid adieu to the child and her 74-year old grandmother Emiko Yamada, who would be leaving for Japan tonight.

Manjhi and Yamada left from Jaipur in the afternoon for New Delhi from where they''ll board an Air India flight to Japan with a one-year visa, which would be renewed later.

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