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TOKYO, May 25 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo shares closed higher Thursday on strong U.S. stocks overnight, though capped by the yen's firmness against the U.S. dollar.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended up 70.15 points, or 0.36 percent, from Wednesday at 19,813.13.
The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange finished 3.31 points, or 0.21 percent, higher at 1,578.42.
Gainers were led by electric power and gas, information and communication, and marine transportation issues.
The day's turnover was around 2.22 trillion yen (19.90 billion U.S. dollars).
