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Nikkei up 1 pct, led by techs after Wall St gains

Published: 19 Oct 2009 17:28:27 PST

TOKYO, Oct 20 - Japan's Nikkei stock average rose 1 percent on Tuesday, led by tech shares such as TDK Corp after Wall Street hit a 12-month high on a wave of solid earnings that reconfirmed the economy is healing.

Canon Inc and other exporters gained as well.

The benchmark Nikkei rose 95.11 points to 10,331.62, while the broader Topix gained 0.8 percent to 913.30.


Source: Reuters

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