Nikkei
rises to
fresh 15-year high as
Greece debt deal looks more likely
*
Nikkei inch away to hit 18-year
high * Banks higher on their attractive valuations - trader * Toshiba underperforms after report saying accounting trouble spread to other ops By Ayai Tomisawa TOKYO, June 23 (Reuters) - Japan's
Nikkei share average rose to a
fresh 15-year high on Tuesday morning as hopes grew that a
deal would be reached to avoid
Greece defaulting on loans, lifting recently fallen stocks such as banks. The
Nikkei share average was up 1.4 percent at 20,715.5
