TOKYO: Tokyo stocks have closed 1.72 per cent higher because of a weaker yen, as also tracking a ascend in New York and Europe on expectations Greece’s new anti-austerity government will beat a fresh bailout deal with its international creditors.
The Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange rose 299.78 points to 17,768.30 on Tuesday, while the Topix index of all first-section shares added 1.73 per cent, or 24.30 points, to end at 1,426.38.
