Nikkei hit a fresh two-month high Thursday morning in Tokyo as U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke fueled optimism by saying that the central bank would not immediately move to scale back its quantitative easing measures. At 9:15 a.m., the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average was up 48.29 points, or 0.33 percent, from Wednesday at 14,663.33, the highest intraday level since May 24. The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange was up 3.73 points, or 0.31 percent, at 1,216. 97.