Tokyo shares closed higher Wednesday on strong U.S. stocks overnight due to market expectations of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's fiscal stimulus plans.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended up 136.15 points, or 0.74 percent, from Tuesday at 18,496.69.
The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange finished 13.42 points, or 0.91 percent, higher at 1,490.62.
Gainers were led by electric power and gas, bank and securities issues.
The day's turnover was around 2,691.9 billion yen (23.58 billion U.S. dollars).
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