Tokyo shares close higher.

Tokyo shares closed higher on Friday after rallies on Wall Street and gains in chip-related shares supported the market. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index gained 1.23 percent, or 320.72 points, to end at 26,491.97, while the broader Topix index rose 0.81 percent, or 14.98 points, to 1,866.72. The dollar fetched 134.79 yen in Asian trade, against 134.94 yen in New York on Thursday. Advantest, a major producer of tools to build semiconductors, jumped 3.50 percent to 7,390...