The Japan share market closed mixed on Wednesday, 29 March 2017, as positive sentiment from strong US shares overnight after strong U.S. consumer confidence and home-price data and dollar's recovery against the yen offset by ex-dividend share price adjustments. The benchmark Nikkei Stock Average added 14.61 points, or 0.1%, to 19217.48. A broader index Topix declined 0.2% to 1542.07. Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1745 to 1363 and 244 ended unchanged. The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 9.27% to 17.92.
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