Nikkei rises on weak yen, oil price slump; November gain biggest in a year

TOKYO, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Japanese stocks rose to a two-week high on Friday as a weaker yen helped exporters, while falling oil prices benefited airline and railway stocks such as ANA Holdings Inc and East Japan Railway Co. The Nikkei benchmark ended 1.2 percent higher to 17,459.85, the highest closing price since Nov. 14. The benchmark gained 0.6 percent for the week and jumped 6.4 percent for the month, the biggest monthly gain since last November. Since Oct. 31, the Nikkei gained bec