Tokyo's Nikkei closes up on Wall St gains, SoftBank rally

[TOKYO] Tokyo's key Nikkei index closed higher on Wednesday on Wall Street gains and a near 12 per cent rally in heavyweight SoftBank Group, on hopes that its US mobile business will improve.

The benchmark Nikkei rose 0.74 per cent or 175.23 points to 23,861.21 while the broader Topix index closed down 0.04 per cent or 0.72 point at 1,718.92.

AFP