Japanese Shares Climb After U.S. Manufacturing Increases, Oil Advances

(Bloomberg) -- Japanese stocks rose for a fourth day
after manufacturing in the U.S. unexpectedly climbed to a 14-
month high, boosting confidence Japan's largest export market
will weather a weak housing market.

Manufacturers such as Komatsu Ltd., the world's second-
largest maker of construction machinery, and Matsushita Electric
Industrial Co., the world's largest consumer electronics maker,
led gains.


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