Japan shares score 18-year top, dollar firm

Asia shares rallied for a sixth straight session on Wednesday as investors chose to be optimistic on the chances of a Greek debt deal, while the dollar held broad gains as the prospect of U.S. rate rises came back on the radar. Japan's Nikkei (.N225) led the way as a gain of 0.4 percent cleared a peak from 2000 to reach ground last trod in 1997. MSCI's index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan edged up 0.1 percent to bring its gins over the past six sessions to 2.9 percent.

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