Tokyo's Nikkei index recovers after selloff

Tokyo - Tokyo's benchmark index ended flat on Friday, as a weaker yen helped recover early losses that were driven by investors' disappointment over the Bank of Japan holding off fresh stimulus measures and after a fall on Wall Street.

The Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange, which tumbled 2.69% on Thursday, inched up 0.06%, or 11.62 points, to close at 19 531.63, while the broader Topix index of all first-section shares fell 0.45 percent, or 7.18 points, to 1 585.61.