Tokyo shares close higher on Wall Street gains
Xinhua,November 29, 2017 Adjust font size:
TOKYO, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo shares closed higher Wednesday tracking the advance in U.S. stock market overnight despite renewed geopolitical concerns following the latest ballistic missile launch of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended up 110.96 points, or 0.49 percent, from Tuesday at 22,597.20.
The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange finished 14.08 points, or 0.79 percent, higher at 1,786.15.
Gainers were led by iron and steel, insurance and bank issues.
The day's turnover was around 2,868.3 billion yen (25.72 billion U.S. dollars). Enditem