Tokyo - Tokyo stocks lost more than 2 pe

New York  - US markets rallied on Thursday on booming oil prices and strong sales at major discount chains.

Tokyo  - Japan's key Nikkei 225 Stock Average on Friday rose above the 14,500 level for the first time in five months on Wall Street's overnight surge.

Tokyo  - Stocks ended lower on Thursday as Tokyo market players sold shares to lock in profit from recent gains.

Tokyo  - Stocks ope

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