Japan's Nikkei Average, Topix Index Rise; Sumitomo Mitsui, Sony Lead Gain

(Bloomberg) -- Japan's Nikkei 225 Stock Average
rose 23.40, or 0.1 percent, to 17,580.27 at 9:02 a.m. in Tokyo.
The broader Topix index added 2.93, or 0.2 percent, to
1713.60.

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. and Sony Corp. led the
advances.


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