The Nikkei 225 Index Closes 0.14% Higher

The Nikkei 225 Index went up by 97 points or 0.14 percent on Wednesday to close at 67874 points. The rise was led by Takara (4.57%), Taiyo Yuden (4.01%) and Fuji Electric (3.42%). On the downside, the weakerst performers were Olympus (-13.33%), AEON (-5.25%) and J Front Retailing (-3.87%).