News for Fanuc Corporation (FUC.F)

Equities also got a boost after data showed Japan's gross domestic product grew faster than expected in the fourth quarter.

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(Bloomberg) -- Fanuc Corp., the world’s biggest maker of industrial robots, raised its annual profit forecast 24% and boosted its sales target by 6% citing demand from makers of electric vehicles. Operating income will probably climb 20% to 105.

The Nikkei index ended 0.85 per cent higher at 28,698.26, while the broader Topix rose for a sixth straight session to end 0.48 per cent higher at 1,873.28.

Rising ambitions on the mainland to compete in high-end manufacturing are creating a boom for machinery companies.