Nikkei likely to rise as bailout vote nears

TOKYO, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei stock average is likely to rise on Monday as a vote on a U.S. financial bailout nears, with Mizuho Financial Group and other financials set to gain, though gains will be limited by lingering concern about the global economy.

U.S. lawmakers geared up to vote on Monday on creating a $700 billion government fund to buy bad debt and alleviate the financial crisis.

"The fact that they've reached a general agreement on this is likely ...