Tokyo: Shares end 0.3% higher

[TOKYO] Tokyo stocks ended 0.3 per cent higher Friday, marking a six-day rally that saw the benchmark index hit a fresh 15-year high.

The Nikkei 225 at the Tokyo Stock Exchange added 61.54 points to 20,264.41. The Topix of all first-section shares edged up 0.06 per cent, or 1.05 points, at 1,647.85.

AFP