Tokyo: Stocks close marginally higher

[TOKYO] Tokyo stocks closed slightly higher on Friday as rallies on Wall Street helped improve investor sentiment, but a stronger yen limited the gains.

The benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose 0.09 per cent, or 18.42 points, to end at 21,627.34 while the broader Topix index was up 0.17 per cent, or 2.72 points, at 1,617.11.

AFP