TOKYO: Japan's Nikkei share average was choppy on Tuesday morning, with buying crimped by a sombre business confidence survey and losses in utilities on a report that Hokkaido Electric Power Co will get a capital infusion from a state-owned lender.
The benchmark Nikkei added 0.2% to 14,850.01 in mid-morning trade after moving in and out of the red during the session. The index rose 0.9% to a three-week high on the previous day.
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