Tokyo's main index closes slightly higher on the day - 20 Dec 2017

  • Session high 22,923.50
  • Session low 22,806.73

Asian equities are mildly higher on the day mostly, despite US stocks suffering a bit of a hangover even though the US tax bill vote is expected to go smoothly.

Earlier, the Senate has passed the bill at their end - leaving the House now to vote for the final passage. The vote is expected some time Wednesday morning in the US.

USD/JPY is now at 112.96, falling off a bit after hitting session highs of 113.07 following the tax bill news.