Tokyo stocks close higher

Tokyo: Tokyo stocks closed higher on Thursday, taking a positive lead from Wall Street, but investors remained cautious amid a Japanese corporate earnings season.

The benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose 0.39 percent or 88.30 points to 22,497.18 while the broader Topix index was up 0.27 percent or 4.71 points at 1,777.62.

AFP