Tokyo's main index closes the day higher as Asian equities remain firm

  • Session high 23,872.69
  • Session low 23,735.61

The Nikkei opened the day higher and gave up some gains, but held on to close the day higher. On the week, the Nikkei is almost flat as it is lower by 0.08% - with yesterday's drop being the black spot of the week (likely profit-taking near 24,000).