Tokyo: Stocks close higher after fresh Wall St record

[TOKYO] Tokyo stocks closed higher Friday, with investor sentiment buoyed by another record on Wall Street and a weaker yen.

The benchmark Nikkei 225 index gained 0.41 per cent, or 94.07 points, to 22,819.03, while the broader Topix index rose 0.25 per cent, or 4.45 points, to 1,796.53.

AFP