The Japanese Nikkei index closed, Wednesday, above 30,000 points for the first time since September 2021, supported by the decline of the yen and a strong season for domestic profits.
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The Nikkei index ended the day's trading up by 0.84 percent at 30,093.59 points, after hitting a high of 30,115.32 points in the afternoon session.
The index rose about 0.73% and 0.9% in each of the past four sessions, in a succession that coincided with the season of earnings reports.
As for the broader Topix index, its performance was moderate, and closed up by 0.3 percent, to 2,133.61 points.
But it again reached its highest level in 33 years, which it recorded on Tuesday, when it rose to 2136.39 points in the beginning of afternoon trading.
The domestic earnings season largely wrapped up Monday with a string of strong results and several share buybacks during the week.
During Tuesday's trading, the Nikkei index consolidated its gains, rising 0.73 percent to 29,842.99 points, marking the highest closing level since November 2021.
