Nikkei nears 1-week high after Fed, strong blue-chip earnings
July 30, 2015 at 02:19 AM EDT
TOKYO, July 30 (Reuters) - Nikkei share average rose sharply on Thursday to a near one-week high as investors in export focused firms took heart from the Federal Reserve's upbeat assessment of the U.S. economy, and strong earnings posted by blue-chips like Hitachi and Nintendo.