Nikkei up 0.4 per cent as Toyota, blue chips rise

The Nikkei average rises 0.4 per cent with exporters such as Toyota Motor Corp up after the US Federal Reserve kept interest rates steady.

The Nikkei average rose 0.4 per cent on Friday with exporters such as Toyota Motor Corp up after the US Federal Reserve kept interest rates steady and after a slight fall in the yen.

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The Nikkei was up 62.27 points at 17,994.54 as of 0005 GMT. The broader TOPIX index gained 0.5 per cent to 1,759.95.