- Nikkei close 18,826.88 +28.94 points, fresh trend/15-year high 18,939.17.
- Nikkei grind further higher on Japanese portfolio shifts.
- USD/JPY tests up earlier but is restricted at 119.95, offers heavy pre-120.00.
- bln in vanilla 120.00 strikes go off.
- Bids from Japanese investors, importers still on dips, track down.