Nikkei rises on dividend optimism, Fanuc soars

* Fanuc rises sharply, lends strong support to Nikkei * Tokyo Electron tumbles after M&A deal scrapped By Ayai Tomisawa TOKYO, April 28 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average rose on Tuesday morning on hopes of better shareholder returns after Fanuc Corp doubled its dividend payout ratio at its earnings release. Industrial robot maker Fanuc jumped 6.6 percent to a record high after saying that it planned to pay around 60 percent of consolidated net income as dividend to shareh