Tokyo stocks close higher as Iran worries ease

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks closed higher on Friday, extending rallies on Wall Street as worries over US-Iran tensions receded while investors eyed US job data.

The benchmark Nikkei 225 index gained 0.47 percent, or 110.70 points, to end at 23,850.57, while the broader Topix index was up 0.35 percent, or 6.11 points, at 1,735.16.