Technology stocks push Japanese stock indexes up more than 1%

Japanese stock market indices rose at the end of trading on Tuesday, following the recovery of some shares in the technology sector.

The Japanese Nikkei index rose by 1.14%, or 316 points, to 28,195 points, and the broader Topix index rose by 1.25%, equivalent to 24 points, to 1968 points.

And Olympus, the medical equipment maker, rose 2.5% following agreeing to sell its microscopic unit to private equity firm Bain Capital for $3.1 billion, marking the largest liquidation of this Japanese company.

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