BCN-08 Tokyo stocks close higher as trade worries ease

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Tokyo stocks close higher as trade worries ease

TOKYO, Aug 28, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Tokyo stocks closed marginally higher on
Tuesday as trade worries receded after the United States and Mexico announced
a breakthrough deal to rewrite a North American trade pact.

The benchmark Nikkei 225 index was up 0.06 percent or 13.83 points to end
at 22,813.47 while the broader Topix index edged up 0.16 percent or 2.68
points to 1,731.63.

BSS/AFP/MR/ 1220 hrs