Tokyo stocks close up 1.04 percent

TOKYO: Tokyo shares rose 1.04 percent Wednesday, tracking a rally on Wall Street following solid manufacturing data and a Federal Reserve assurance of support for the US economy.

The headline Nikkei 225 index added 154.33 points to close at 14,946.32, while the Topix index of all first-section shares added 0.59 percent, or 7.11 points, to 1,211.36.