Nikkei flat in thin trade; Toshiba dives as Hitachi soars

TOKYO, Dec 28 Japan’s Nikkei share average was flat on Wednesday morning in thin end-of-year trade, while Toshiba Corp tumbled 20 percent on continued concerns about posting a big special loss. The Nikkei was barely changed at 19,401.70 in midmorning trade …
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