Japanese shares inched higher Monday for a fifth consecutive trading day as market sentiment was lifted by the yen's fall against the euro. The benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average gained 12.16 points, or 0.12 per cent, to end at 10,141.99, the highest close since a magnitude-9 and tsunami hit north-eastern Japan on March 11, 2011. The broader Topix index was up 1.62 points, or 0.19 per cent, at 868.35, according to a report of DPA.
