TOKYO, July 29 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei stock average edged up 0.3 percent on Wednesday to its highest close since June 12, buoyed by high-tech shares such as Tokyo Electron but gains were capped ahead of key company earnings.
Nippon Steel fell 3.5 percent after the company said it swung to a quarterly loss, widened its first-half loss forecast by 10 percent, and said it would not pay a first half dividend.
The benchmark Nikkei closed up 25.98 points at 10,113.25, a day after snapping a nine-day rising streak unseen since 1988. The broader Topix was flat at 930.36. (Reporting by Elaine Lies)