Nikkei gains on weaker yen, as other Asian markets mixed
August 23, 2016 at 23:21 PM EDT
A weaker yen helped nudge Japan’s Nikkei higher Wednesday morning, even as traders in Asia braced for a tightening tilt from the U.S. Federal Reserve with a speech from Chairwoman Janet Yellen due Friday, contributing to the mixed equities performance elsewhere in the region.