Mumbai, Dec. 23 -- The Japanese benchmark Nikkei 225 gained 29 points or 0.06 percent to close trading at 50,431.00. The day's trading range was between 50,264 and 50,572.

Mercari, Rakuten, Shionogi, all gained more than 3 percent. Mazda Motor, Subaru Corp, JTEKT Corp, Fanuc Corp, Sumitomo Electric Industries, all declined more than 2 percent.

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