Tokyo: Stocks close slightly higher

[TOKYO] Tokyo stocks closed marginally higher on Wednesday, rebounding from the previous day's sharp drops on news of US-China trade talks and Britain's announcement of a draft exit deal with the European Union.

The benchmark Nikkei 225 index, which ended down more than 2.0 per cent on Tuesday, edged up 0.16 per cent or 35.96 points, to close at 21,846.48 while the broader Topix index was up 0.17 per cent or 2.81 points at 1,641.26.

AFP