TOKYO, (APP/AFP): Tokyo stocks closed higher on Friday, notching up their fourth consecutive rise as investors looked ahead to a key US jobs report and an annual policy meeting of China’s leaders at the weekend.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange rose 0.32
percent, or 54.62 points, to 17,014.78, while the broader Topix index of all
first-section shares finished up 0.46 percent, or 6.30 points, at 1,375.35.