TOKYO, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei inched up to its highest close in 4-½ months on Thursday buoyed, by recent falls in the yen against the dollar, but profit-taking and technical selling curbed further gains.
The Nikkei ended the day up 0.3 percent, or 30.94 points, at 9,861.46, its highest close since June 24, when the Nikkei last traded above 10,000.
The broader Topix index climbed 0.4 percent to 856.37. (Reporting by Aiko Hayashi; Editing by Joseph Radford)