A finger-tip climb at the end sees the Nikkei end on a positive note. Just

  • +2.71
  • open 17564.39
  • high 17775.77
  • low 17537.85
  • USDJPY finally breaking up through 120.00 again on the positive close

Currently 120.06 after new session highs of 120.09 but it's all so painfully slow

Australia ASX200 closed down 1.11% at 5055,20