Tokyo stocks closed higher on Wednesday as confidence was bolstered by gains of stocks in the US market overnight.
Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average, ended up 209.92 points, or 0.58 per cent, from Tuesday to close the day at 36,442.43, Xinhua news agency reported.
The broader Topix index, meanwhile, finished 28.35 points, or 1.11 per cent, higher at 2,581.90.
Market watchers here noted that the Tokyo market saw strong buying across var...
Tokyo stocks end higher tracking Wall Street gains