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Natural Sound Japanese stocks advanced sharply during morning trading on Thursday, following overnight gains on Wall Street. As a result the U-S Dollar fell against the yen. The benchmark 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average rose 262 points, or one point five percent, to end the Thursday morning session at 17,472. On Wednesday, the Nikkei had dropped almost 72 points, or nought point four percent. The dollar bought 120 yen by late Thursday morning, down nought point one yen from late Wednesday in Tokyo and also below its late New York level of 120.5 yen. Share prices were up in most business sectors in Tokyo on Thursday morning. Traders also noted export-oriented issues were strong, supported by the favorable performance on Wall Street. Among technology issues, Fujitsu finished the session up 90 yen at its record high of 2,270 following reports that it will set up a personal computer joint venture with German giant Siemens. On Monday, the Bank of Japan sold yen and bought dollars to halt a sharp rise in the Japanese currency. It was feared this could threaten emerging signs of economic recovery in Japan. You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/95813fcedd19ab307ab5d49bf3b8a09e Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork