Japan’s Nikkei Loses Ground

Posted September 28th, 2011 at 5:36 am (UTC-5)
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Japanese markets closed slightly higher Wednesday, while the U.S. dollar is trading lower against the Japanese yen.

Tokyo's Nikkei index gained a fraction of one percent to finish at 8,616.

The dollar was selling at 76.49 yen, a loss of more than one-quarter of a yen from Tuesday.

Gold is trading at $1,653.38 an ounce.