(Updates with closing prices) By Junko Fujita TOKYO, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average rose more than 1% on Friday, driven by index heavyweight tech stocks, and marked an eighth weekly gain in nine on positive expectations for fiscal dove Sanae Takaichi's new government. The Nikkei closed 1.35% higher at 49,299.65 after a sharp drop in the previous...

TOKYO, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average rose more than 1% on Friday, driven by index heavyweight tech stocks, and was poised for an eighth weekly gain in nine on expectations for fiscal dove Sanae Takaichi's new government. The Nikkei climbed 1.35% to 49,299.12 by the midday break after a sharp drop in the previous session. The broader...

* US stocks end higher * Oil surges as US, EU impose fresh sanctions on Russian energy * White House says Trump to meet Xi in South Korea in Asia trip (Updates with US closing levels) By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Oil prices surged more than 5% to a two-week high on Thursday after Washington imposed...

Oct 24 (Reuters) - Euro zone government bond yields slightly extended their previous day's rise on Friday, as investors remained cautious ahead of key economic data from both the euro area and the U.S. later in the session. Purchasing Managers' Index readings from France, Germany and the wider euro area are due Friday morning, while the U.S. Bureau of Labor...