Tokyo stocks end flat, Toshiba soars on chip deal hopes
Tokyo stocks lost early gains to end flat Wednesday, but loss-hit Toshiba soared on hopes for the sale of its prized microchip business.
Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei 225 index edged down 0.01 percent, or 1.57 points, to 19,379.87 while the Topix index of all first-section issues ticked up 0.10 percent, or 1.49 points, to close at 1,557.09.
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