Japan's key stock indices closed narrowly mixed on Wednesday, with exporters sold after surprisingly weak U.S. consumer confidence data stoked concerns about the strength of the recovery in Japan's big trade partner. But losses in the overall market were limited as NTT DoCoMo Inc <9437.T> and other telecom issues bounced back and drug makers rose on hopes that a major acquisition by Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical Co Ltd <4503.T> would lead to a shake-up in the sector.
The Nikkei average <.N225> was up 14.60 points or 0.14 percent at 10,658.73 but the broader TOPIX index <.TOPX> lost 0.24 percent to 1,046.40.//