Tokyo stocks end higher amid trade friction concerns

TOKYO, April 9 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks closed higher Monday as issues sensitive to domestic demand advanced but a circumspect market mood remained amid ongoing trade concerns.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average added 110.74 points, or 0.51 percent, from Friday to close the day at 21,678.26, marking its highest closing level since March 15.

The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, meanwhile, gained 6.58 points, or 0.38 percent, to finish at 1,725.88.

Fishery and agriculture, insurance, and pulp and paper-linked issues comprised those that gained the most by the close of play.