TOKYO, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index advanced Friday morning as the market mood was buoyed by rises on Wall Street overnight and optimism that new stimulus measures would help prop up the Japanese economy.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average added 61.19 points, or 0.26 percent, from Thursday to 23,361.28.
The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, meanwhile, shed 0.19 point, or 0.01 percent, at 1,711.22.
Iron and steel, construction and securities house-linked issues comprised those that gained the most by the morning break. Enditem
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