TOKYO, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – Tokyo stocks closed higher
Thursday as a weaker yen boosted exporters, but Toshiba plunged on reports of huge losses in its US nuclear power business.
The Nikkei 225 index rose 0.94 percent, or 177.88 points, to
19,072.25 by the close, while the Topix index of all first-section issues was up 0.94 percent, or 14.29 points, to end the day at 1,528.15.