* Nikkei gains 0.4 pct, Topix ends flat * Fas
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* Fast Retailing up 3 pct on strong Nov same-store sales
By Dominic Lau
TOKYO, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average rose to a
seven-month closing high on Wednesday, lifted by sharp gains in
Chinese equities after comments by Communist Party chief raised
hopes for an economic recovery in the world's second-largest
economy.
Renewed investor appetite for riskier assets, as evidenced
by gains in the euro and Asian stocks, helped weaken the

