Nikkei up but off 2-mth high, euro eyed

TOKYO, March 24 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average finished up 0.4 percent on Wednesday after hitting a two-month high, with gains limited by the yen's rise on the euro and investor reluctance to trade on concerns over Greece's fiscal woes.

Tech shares rose after gains by their U.S. peers and Nintendo Co Ltd (7974.OS) climbed on its plans to launch a new model of its DS handheld game gear that allows users to play 3D games without requiring the use of special glasses. [ID:nTOE62M06I]

The benchmark Nikkei .N225 rose 40.88 points to 10,815.03 after earlier rising 1 percent to 10,880.62, its highest since Jan. 21. The broader Topix .TOPX gained 0.5 percent to 951.97. (Reporting by Elaine Lies)