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Tokyo shares end higher on optimism over domestic economy

Xinhua, July 1, 2015 Adjust font size:

Tokyo shares ended higher on Wednesday as sentiment here was boosted by optimism over Japan's economic outlook, but concerns over a possible Greek deficit default also weighed on the market.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended up 93.59 points, or 0. 46 percent, from Tuesday at 20,329.32.

The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange was up 6.01 points, or 0.37 percent, to 1,636. 41.

Gainers were led by securities, retail and financing business issues.

The turnover was about 2,230.3 billion yen (about 18.18 billion U.S. dollars). Endi