Tokyo's Nikkei and Topix stock indexes closed at all-time highs in choppy trading Wednesday, led by gains in technology and financial issues, as optimism continued to spread about the economic outlook.The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended up 251.82 points, or 0.61 percent, from Tuesday at 41,831.99. The broader Topix index finished 13.65 points, or 0.47 percent, higher at 2,909.20.On the top-tier Prime Market, gainers were led by insurance, precision instrument and securities issues.The U.S. dollar edged up to the mid-161 yen range on the prospect that the interest rate differential betw…READ FULL ARTICLE
