Small Gains for Japan’s Nikkei

Posted July 5th, 2011 at 2:30 am (UTC-5)
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Japanese markets closed slightly higher Tuesday, while the U.S. dollar is higher against the Japanese yen.

Tokyo's Nikkei index gained a fraction of one percent to finish at 9,972.

In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 81.08 yen, a gain of just over one-quarter of a yen from Monday.

The Taipei market closed at 8,784, a gain of just over one-tenth of one percent .