Tokyo shares end higher on rising oil prices, solid economic data

Tokyo shares ended the trading Monday higher with its benchmark Nikkei stocks index closing at a roughly one-month high on rising oil prices and solid Japanese core machinery orders data for January.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average rose 294.88 points, or 1.74 percent, from Friday to 17,233.75.

The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange was up 20.63 points, or 1.52 percent, at 1,379.95.

Gainers were led by insurance, banking, and real estate issues, while food sector was the only decliner.

The turnover was about 2,062.0 billion yen (around 18.11 billion U.S. dollars). Endit