Tokyo, Jumada I 22, 1436, Mar 13, 2015, SPA -- Japanese shares rose Friday for the third straight day, ending at more than 19,000 for the first time in 14 years and 11 months, as sentiment was lifted by a falling yen and overnight gains on Wall Street, dpa reported. The benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average gained 263.14 points, or 1.39 percent, to end at 19,254.25 while the broader-based Topix index was up 13.7 points, or 0.89 per cent, at 1,560.33. For the week, the Nikkei added 1.49 per cent and the Topix was up 1.26 per cent. Exporters traded broadly higher as the yen fell against the dollar. A weaker yen makes Japanese goods more competitive overseas and improves repatriated revenues. On currency markets at 3 pm (0600 GMT), the dollar traded at 121.44-46 yen, up from Thursday's 5 pm quote of 121.01-03 yen. The euro was quoted at 128.69-72 yen, little changed from 128.70-74 yen late Thursday. -- SPA 11:23 LOCAL TIME 08:23 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w