Nikkei rises to one-week high as Fed hopes support sentiment

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Reuters TOKYO
Last Updated : Jun 19 2013 | 5:55 AM IST

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average rose to a one-week high on Wednesday, helped by a second-straight day of gains on Wall Street as investors bet that the Federal Reserve would temper worries about an imminent roll back of its stimulus programme.

The Nikkei <.N225> rose 2.0 percent to 13,265.53, while the Topix <.TOPX> gained 2.1 percent to 1,108.60.

(Reporting by Ayai Tomisawa; Editing by Shri Navaratnam)

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First Published: Jun 19 2013 | 5:41 AM IST

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