TOKYO, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Tokyo stocks turned positive on Friday after the dollar spiked higher against the yen on talk of intervention in the currency markets by Japanese authorities.
The Nikkei stock average was 0.2 percent higher around 9,587 after earlier falling as far as 9,415.96.
The dollar rose to 85.40 yen from about 84.55 yen in a matter of minutes.