NIKKEI HEADS NORTH MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan edged up 0.2%, after snapping a five-week winning streak with a slight drop last week. Japan’s Nikkei climbed 0.8% to break 40,000 for the first time, having risen for five weeks straight. The ECB is considered certain to keep rates at 4.0%, but also lower its outlook for inflation in a nod to eventual cuts.