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10/11/01 10:21 PM

#3572 RE: John NY #3566

Tokyo stocks open higher, techs ride Nasdaq
TOKYO, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei share average jumped two percent in early trade on Friday after key high-tech issues such as Fujitsu Ltd rose, mirroring a rally in their U.S. counterparts for a second day.


At 0026 GMT, the Nikkei was up 229.77 points or 2.22 percent at 10,576.78. It jumped 3.83 percent to above pre-attack levels the previous day.

The broader TOPIX index (^TOPX - news) was up 19.97 points or 1.88 percent at 1,084.63.

Japan's top computer maker, Fujitsu, was up 3.99 percent at 1,043 yen and its peer, NEC Corp , soared 5.63 percent to 1,183.

The U.S. tech-laden Nasdaq (^IXIC - news) rallied 4.62 percent on Thursday to above levels before the deadly September 11 attacks on the United States.