Tokyo stocks closed mixed as dividends secured, earnings in focus

TOKYO, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks closed mixed on Wednesday as investors who received the right to fiscal 2018 first-half dividends a day earlier reduced their holdings, while expectations for robust earnings from Japanese companies and a weak yen added support.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average added 93.53 points, or 0.39 percent, from Tuesday to close the day at 24,033.79.

The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, meanwhile, shed 0.77 points, or 0.04 percent, to finish at 1,821.67.

Oil and coal product, precision instrument, and farm and fishery issues led gainers, while marine transportation, bank and consumer credit issues comprised those that declined the most by the close of play.