TOKYO, Nov 24 - Tokyo's Nikkei average edged higher on Wednesday, recovering from its biggest fall in three months earlier this week as bank and shipping shares with improving earnings prospects were bought back.
But gains were capped as investors remained wary about further dollar weakness against the yen, while tech shares such as NEC Electronics Corp. <6723.T> were hurt by a rating downgrade for industry bellwether Intel Corp.
The Nikkei <.N225> ended up 0.21 percent or 22.94 points at 10,872.33.
The broader TOPIX index <.TOPX> added 0.11 percent to 1,090.93