TOKYO, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo shares ended higher on Tuesday on investors' better outlook for global economic recovery as China 's central bank cut interest rate and the European Central Bank expected to introduce an additional monetary easing.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended up 50.11 points, or 0. 29 percent, from Friday at 17,407.62.
The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange rose 8.97 points, or 0.64 percent, to 1,409. 15.
Gainers were led by insurance, rubber products and machinery issues.
The turnover was about 2,886.0 billion yen (about 24.47 billion U.S. dollars).