Tokyo - Saba:
Japanese stocks continued their rise for the second consecutive session on Wednesday, amid investor optimism that US President Donald Trump would be more flexible than previously expected when imposing tariffs next week.
This came after Trump indicated that not all tariffs would be imposed on time, and that some countries might receive exemptions.
The Tokyo Stock Exchange said that Japan's Nikkei 225 index, which includes 225 issues, ended the session up 0.65 percent, or 246.75 points, to 38,027.29.
The broader Topix index closed up 0.55 percent, or 15.37 points, to 2,812.89.
Regarding the exchange rate, the US dollar rose against the Japanese yen by approximately 0.39 percent to 150.49 yen in morning trading.

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