Nikkei at 6-wk closing high on weaker yen, U.S. jobs

TOKYO, March 8 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average rose 2.1 percent to a six-week closing high on Monday, with exporters up on a weaker yen and resources up on commodity price rises, building on sentiment from better than expected U.S. jobs data.

Fujitsu Ltd <6702.T>, Japan's largest IT services firm, fell 2.7 percent amid a dispute with former president Kuniaki Nozoe over the circumstances that led to his abrupt resignation last year. [ID:nTOE62702K]

The benchmark Nikkei <.N225> rose 216.96 points to 10,585.92, its highest close since Jan. 22, while the broader Topix <.TOPX> rose 1.8 percent to 927.31. (Reporting by Elaine Lies)