Nikkei rises to highest in a year on Wall St strength, weaker yen

Inpex Corp soared 2.8 percent and Japan Petroleum Exploration Co jumped 4.1 percent. The benchmark Nikkei gained 1.1 percent to 18,970.98 in midmorning trade, after earlier jumping to 18,983.47, the highest level since December 2015. For the week …
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