Nikkei rises 0.7 pct as Abe's election win boosts economic recovery hopes
July 21, 2013 at 21:44 PM EDT
* Domestic-demand sensitive shares rise * Abe's victory widely-expected, but positive for market - analysts * Exporters underperform as dollar trades below 100 yen By Ayai Tomisawa TOKYO, July 22 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average rebounded on Monday after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling bloc and its coalition partner regained control of the upper house in an election, boosting hopes for a sustained economic recovery. The Nikkei rose 0.7 percent to 14,694.95 in mid-