Tokyo, Nov 10: Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei average scored its highest close inmore than two years on Wednesday, after jumping late in the day as buying inthe futures market helped high-technology shares rebound from earlierprofit-taking.The Nikkei rose 275.71 yen or 1.51 per cent to finish at 18,567.87. TheDecember futures contract ended 330 yen higher at 18,590.
Volume was high, with 703.30 million shares traded on the first section ofthe Tokyo Stock Exchange, compared with Tuesday's 639.14 million.
Traders said the Nikkei average edged into positive territory following therise on the futures contract, then began testing 18,500, a psychologicalbarrier which had been considered a near-term goal for the market.
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