TOKYO: Tokyo stocks closed 1.44 percent higher Tuesday, tracking gains on Wall Street and as shares in Softbank surged after it confirmed a $20 billion takeover of US-based Sprint Nextel.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange closed up 123.38 points to 8,701.31, while the broader Topix index of all first-section shares rose 1.30 percent, or 9.41 points, to 732.40.
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