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Tokyo (dpa) - Japanese stocks closed at a 33-month high on
Wednesday, driven up by this week's approval of a draft budget.
The Nikkei gained 247.23 points, or 2.28 per cent, to end at
11,113.95.
The broader-based Topix index was up 13.91 points, or 1.51 per
cent, at 934.67.
The cabinet approved a 92.61-trillion-yen (1.02-trillion-dollar)
budget for fiscal 2013 on Tuesday. The budget aims to stimulate the
economy with public works.
