TOKYO, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo shares closed higher Thursday on upbeat earnings reports of domestic enterprises.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended up 104.29 points, or 0.47 percent, from Wednesday at 22,319.61.
The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange finished 4.40 points, or 0.25 percent higher at 1,772.13.
Gainers were led by electric appliance, metal product and food issues.
The day's turnover was around 2,785.6 billion yen (25.47 billion U.S. dollars).
