Dubai – Mubasher: Japan’s stock index Nikkei shut Wednesday’s session on an up note, shrugging off the biggest than expected fall in Japan’s industrial output during August.

The Nikkei share average gained 2.7% or 457 points to 17,388.15, but ended the quarter down 14.1%.

Topix index also rose 2.6% to 1,411 points and ended the third quarter 13.5% higher.