asia-3TOKYO: Tokyo stocks closed 0.88 percent higher on Wednesday, as speculation of further stimulus from US and European central banks helped boost regional markets.

The Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange gained 77.85 points to 8,881.16, while the broader Topix index of all first-section shares rose 0.26 percent, or 1.94 points, at 745.64.

Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2012

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