TOKYO, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks closed marginally higher Tuesday in choppy trade with exporter-linked issues buoyed by a comparatively weak yen against the U.S. dollar, although gains were kept in check by a circumspect market mood ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's speech to Congress later in the day.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average edged up 11.52 points, or 0.06 percent, from Monday to close the day at 19,118.99.
The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, meanwhile, crept 1.32 points, or 0.09 percent higher, to finish at 1,535.32.
Notable gainers by the close of play Tuesday comprised oil and coal products, marine transportation and securities-linked stocks and advancing issues outpaced declining ones by 1,203 to 639 on the First section.
Trading volume on the main section totaled 1,984.00 million shares, up from Monday's volume of 1,838.33 million shares.
The day's turnover on the second trading day of the week was 2,461 billion yen (21.86 billion U.S. dollars).
