TOKYO, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average rose on Friday for the first time in four days, as oil backed off from $120 a barrel on rumours Libya's Muammar Gaddafi had been shot, prompting a corresponding recovery in U.S. equities the day before.
The benchmark Nikkei climbed 0.2 percent or 23.07 points to 10,475.30. The broader Topix rose 0.1 percent to 935.22. (Reporting by Antoni Slodkowski)