Stocks close 0.50% higher

Tokyo stocks closed 0.50% higher Wednesday following another record close on Wall Street, but low volume and an absence of trading cues capped further gains.

The benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose 74.68 points to finish at 15,069.48, while the Topix index of all first-section shares climbed 0.84%, or 10.34 points, to 1,239.07.

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