TOKYO, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks ended higher Friday, lifted by heavyweight technology shares following strong earnings reports by some U.S. counterparts.
The benchmark Nikkei stock index, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average, ended up 273.58 points, or 0.41 percent, from Thursday at 66,405.56.
The broader Topix index, meanwhile, finished 29.49 points, or 0.72 percent, higher at 4,146.71.
Artificial intelligence, semiconductor and software shares led the advance, tracking overnight gains on Wall Street following robust earnings and forecasts released by chip giant Nvidia Corp., software provider Salesforce.com Inc. and others, analysts said. ■