Nikkei share average rises
Sunday, 1 February 2015
TOKYO, Jan 31 (Reuters): Japan's Nikkei share average rose on Friday as strong company earnings led by Nomura Holdings and Advantest Corp buoyed sentiment, but a sell-off in index-heavyweight SoftBank Corp limited the gains.
The Nikkei ended 0.4 per cent higher at 17,674.39.
For the week, the Nikkei gained 0.9 per cent, while it rose 1.3 per cent for the month.
The broader Topix added 0.1 per cent to 1,415.07 and the JPX-Nikkei Index 400 advanced 0.1 per cent to 12,830.17.