Nikkei Gains Helped by Weaker Yen; Toshiba Dives

Japan’s Nikkei share average snapped a four-day losing streak on Thursday, helped by a weaker yen as the dollar gained after a private jobs report cemented expectations the U.S. Federal Reserve will raise interest rates next week. Toshiba Corp dived 7.2 percent and was the fourth most traded stock by turnover after sources told Reuters Westinghouse Electric Co LLC, the U.S. nuclear power plant developer it owns, has brought in bankruptcy attorneys from law firm Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP.