13 February 2004, 09:20 Japanese stocks end up, Softbank bought
TOKYO, Feb 13 - Japanese stocks ended higher on Friday as investors snapped up real-estate and other domestic-oriented shares, with a hefty gain in Softbank Corp <9984.T>, a favourite of small investors, helping sentiment.
The benchmark Nikkei average <.N225> closed up 0.94 percent or 98.43 points AT 10,557.69, adding to a 0.91-percent gain on Thursday.
The broader TOPIX index <.TOPX> climbed 0.98 percent to 1,041.03.//
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