Nikkei 225 closes up +0.5% at 19,250.52

Firmer afternoon session as yen weakens again 13 Dec

• +95.49
• Topix +0.58% at 1540.25
• USDJPY 115.36 on session highs as demand found into 114.80 once again

Nikkei leading USDJPY or vice versa but the correlation is once again in play. Talk of Asahi to take over SABMiller for JPY900bln helping.