Tokyo: Shares end flat ahead of US data, Fed speech

[TOKYO] Tokyo stocks closed flat on Thursday with investors in wait-and-see mode ahead of key US data expected later in the day and a speech by the Fed chairman the next day.

The benchmark Nikkei 225 index inched up 0.05 per cent, or 9.44 points, to end at 20,628.01, while the broader Topix index added 0.04 per cent, or 0.55 points, to 1,498.06.

AFP