(AFX UK Focus) 2009-08-14 07:30 CORRECTED-Japan's Nikkei ekes out 10-month closing high (Interactive Investor)

(Corrects paragraph 3 to ... highest close since Oct. 3 ... not Oct. 5) TOKYO, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average hit a 10-month closing high on Friday but pared earlier gains as falls in Chinese stock markets led nervous investors to lock in profits even as evidence grew of an improving global economy.(Click Here to Know More)