Nintendo shares jump 13 percent after Tencent gains Switch sales approval in China
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Nintendo shares jumped 13 percent in early Tokyo trade on Friday, a day after China's Tencent won a key approval to begin selling Nintendo's Switch console in China, the world's largest games market.That is the biggest percentage gain since July 2016, when enthusiasm for hit mobile game Pokemon Go sent Nintendo shares rocketing. Friday's jump sent the stock to its highest level since October and pushed its year-to-date gain to 32 percent. Nintendo's U.S.-listed shares rose 12..