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Tokyo shares up by break on automaker, bank rally

TOKYO, Feb 21, (MILLAT) – Tokyo stocks rose
Tuesday morning, with automakers and banks leading the way, while a dip in the yen provided support to exporters.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose 0.46 percent, or 88.55 points, to
19,339.63 by break, while the Topix index of all first-section issues rose
tacked on 0.35 percent, or 5.34 points, to 1,552.35.