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TOKYO, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks closed higher Wednesday with the benchmark Nikkei stock index ending at a fresh 13-month high.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average added 51.83 points, or 0.22 percent, from Tuesday to close the day at 23,303.82, marking its highest closing level since Oct. 10 last year.
The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, meanwhile, gained 0.29 point, or 0.02 percent, to finish at 1,694.45.
Pulp and paper, iron and steel and marine transportation-linked issues comprised those that gained the most by the close of play. Enditem
