TOKYO, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks rose Tuesday, with the Nikkei index closing above 10,800 for the first time since October2008.

    The benchmark Nikkei-225 index closed up 80.82 points, or 0.75 percent, from Friday to 10,879.14.

    The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange rose 12.84 points, or 1.36 percent, to a four-month high of 954.13.

    Trading volume on the main section came to 2,523.81 million shares, down from Friday's 2,630.17 million.

    The TSE's Second Section index was up 7.85 points, or 0.38 percent, to 2,099.18 on a volume of 28.01 million shares. On the Osaka Securities Exchange, the near-term March Nikkei 225 index futures contract was up 80 points to 10,890.

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