Tokyo Stocks Close Higher Echoing Global Rally

Tokyo stocks close higher echoing global rally

Tokyo stocks closed higher on Wednesday, tracking rallies on Wall Street and in line with advances in other Asian markets, but rises were weighed by profit-taking ahead of a national holiday

Tokyo, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 22nd Nov, 2017 ) :Tokyo stocks closed higher on Wednesday, tracking rallies on Wall Street and in line with advances in other Asian markets, but rises were weighed by profit-taking ahead of a national holiday.

The benchmark Nikkei 225 index gained 0.48 percent, or 106.67 points, to 22,523.15. The broader Topix index was up 0.34 percent, or 5.95 points, at 1,777.08.