Topix up in Tokyo

JAPAN'S Topix stock benchmark index closed at its highest in almost a month. Exporters' stocks, including Nissan and Sony, rose after crude oil prices slid and the yen fell against the dollar.

The broader Topix rose 1.00, or 0.1%, to 1155.42 at the close in Tokyo, its highest since January 11.

The Nikkei fell 9.43, or 0.1%, to 11,490.43.