Tokyo stocks close higher following Wall Street's rebound

TOKYO, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks closed higher on Thursday, with the benchmark Nikkei index rebounding to the 20,000 line following a sharp increase in New York.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average rose 750.56 points, or 3.88 percent, from Wednesday at 20,077.62.

The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange ended 70.16 points, or 4.90 percent, higher at 1,501.63.

Gainers were led by oil and coal product, precision instrument, and warehousing and harbor transportation service issues.