Tokyo stocks close higher despite N. Korea missile
Tokyo, (MILLAT ONLINE):Tokyo stocks closed higher on Wednesday, shrugging off North Korea’s latest launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile that splashed down in Japan’s exclusive economic zone.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 index gained 0.49 percent, or 110.96 points, to close at 22,597.20. The broader Topix index ended up 0.79 percent, or 14.08 points, at 1,786.15.