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"Investors are a bit fed up with politicians generally"
- Prasad Patkar, portfolio manager at Platypus Asset Management Ltd.
Japanese banks were closed on Wednesday in observance of Labor Thanksgiving Day.
Japanese stocks closed mixed on Tuesday, after U.S. debt committee failed to reach a consensus on budget cuts. The Nikkei 225 decreased 0.40%, or 33.53 points, to 8,314.74, while the broader Topix gained 0.10%, or 0.71 points, to 717.79.
Japan's Statistics Bureau is to announce month on month change in inflation on Friday. Economists expect the price index to decline 0.1% in October from September.