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Japan banks up, Sharp falls as Tokyo stocks flat by break

TOKYO, (APP/AFP): Japanese bank shares rebounded while
Sharp tumbled on news its lower-value takeover by Taiwan’s Foxconn would go ahead as Tokyo stocks ended flat Thursday morning.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange edged up
0.07 percent, or 11.08 points, to 16,890.04 by the break, while the broader Topix index of all first-section shares ticked up 0.06 points to 1,356.35.