|TOKYO, June 8 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks closed higher Wednesday in choppy trade, with the yen's appreciation being offset by robust Chinese trade data, which eventual spurred buying and buoyed the overall market mood, while a likely delay in a Fed rate hike also added support.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average added 155.47 points, or 0.93 percent, from Tuesday to close the day at 16,830.92.
The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, meanwhile, gained 10.20 points, or 0.76 percent, to finish at 1,350.97.
Notable gainers by the close of play comprised air transportation, oil and coal products, and fishery, agriculture and forestry-linked shares.
The day's turnover was 1,820.7 billion yen (17.00 billion U.S. dollars).
