Nikkei ends 0.33% higher

Japanese share market finished the volatile session slight higher on Friday, 21 November 2014, following the official dissolution of the government's lower house in the afternoon--as promised by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The Nikkei Stock Average ended ended up 0.33% at 173574.51. For the week, it still lost 0.8%, but higher by 6.5% year-to-date.

Abe dissolved the lower house of parliament today ahead of a December election, scuppering plans for a second increase in Japan's sales tax as he tries to salvage his reform program after data this week showed Asia's second-largest economy is in recession.

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