Tokyo stocks close higher on tech gains

TOKYO, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks closed higher on Thursday, led by gains in heavyweight technology issues after upbeat earnings from U.S. chip giant Nvidia Corp. lifted sentiment in Japan.

Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average, ended up 486.12 points, or 1.26 percent, from Wednesday at 39,103.22.

The broader Topix index, meanwhile, finished 17.39 points, or 0.64 pe