Tokyo shares close higher tracking Wall Street gains

TOKYO, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo shares closed higher tracking Wall Street gains overnight despite uncertainties over the outlook of the U.S. tax reform plans.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended up 94.07 points, or 0.41 percent, from Thursday at 22,819.03.

The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange finished 4.45 points, or 0.25 percent, higher at 1,796.53.

Gainers were led by oil and coal product, mining and machinery issues.

The day's turnover was around 3,017.9 billion yen (26.80 billion U.S. dollars). Enditem