Tokyo stocks close up at more than seven-month high
Tokyo stocks closed at their highest level in over seven months on Tuesday with the benchmark Nikkei index adding 1.24 percent as a sharp drop in the yen lifted exporter shares.
The Nikkei rose 192.00 points to 15,668.60, its best finish since late January, while the Topix index of all first-section shares climbed 1.09 percent, or 13.94 points, to 1,297.00.