Tokyo stocks ended higher Monday, with the Topix index closing at a 34-year high, lifted by strong financial issues as higher long-term interest rates raised hopes for improved profits.

The broader Tokyo Stock Price Index (TOPIX) also closed at a record high of 2,898.47 after gaining 26.29 points on July 4. Its previous record close was 2,884.80 set on Dec. 18, 1989, during the ...

Japan’s retail sales for December climbed 3.7% from the previous year, while its industrial output figures for December grew ...

The Nikkei stock index on Monday expanded 19 percent from a year earlier, ending at its highest level on record on the back of solid company earnings ... The broader Topix index finished 16. ...