nikkiTOKYO: Japan's Nikkei share average advanced on Wednesday as investors took comfort that some firms, such as Hitachi Ltd and Komatsu Ltd, did not cut their full-year earnings guidance as feared.

 

The Nikkei rose 1 percent to 8,928.29, and was up 0.7 percent this month, its third straight monthly gain.

 

The broader Topix index climbed 1.2 percent to 742.33.

 

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