Tokyo stocks close up 0.25pc at fresh eight-month high

TOKYO, Sept 12 (AFP): Tokyo stocks gained 0.25 per cent to close at a fresh eight-month high on Friday as the yen lost more ground against the dollar, shrugging off a weak lead from Wall Street.
The Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange rose 39.09 points to 15,948.29, its best finish since early January, while the Topix index of all first-section shares rose 0.19 per cent, or 2.48 points, to 1,313.72.