Tokyo's main index closes above 23,000 for the first time since 1992

  • Session high 23,506.33
  • Session low 23,065.20

The index ends the day on a high, following record closes on Wall Street yesterday. Today is Japan's first official trading day as markets were closed for the new year up until yesterday.

Asian equities remain buoyant as we start the year, here are some of the other major indices performance today:

  • Hang Seng +0.59%
  • Shanghai Composite +0.44%
  • CSI 300 +0.29%
  • Kospi -0.52%

The Kospi being the only drag in trading today. Elsewhere, Australia's ASX 200 closed the day 0.11% higher as well at 6,077.10.